鷸蚌相持，漁人得利
yù​bàng​xiāng​chí​yú​rén​dé​lì

to benefit from others' strife

  1. 鹬 鷸 yù
    snipe
    snipe; sandpiper; common name for various wading birds with long bills and legs that live near water and feed on small fish and insects
  2. 蚌 bàng
    mussel
    mussel; clam; oyster; a freshwater mollusk with two shells that sometimes produces pearls
  3. 相持 xiāng​chí
    to be locked in a stalemate
    to confront one another; to be at a deadlock where neither side will yield
  4. ， yú
    non-Chinese
  5. 渔人 漁人 yú​rén
    fisherman
    a person who makes a living by catching fish; fishfolk
  6. 得利 dé​lì
    to reap benefit
    To gain a profit or benefit.