鹬蚌相争， 渔翁得利
yù​bàng​xiāng​zhēng​yú​wēng​dé​lì

when the snipe and clam grapple the fisherman profits

  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. 相争 相爭 xiāng​zhēng
    to compete; conflict
    to compete or fight with each other; mutual aggression or conflict
  4. ， yú​wēng
    non-Chinese
  5. 渔翁 漁翁 yú​wēng
    old fisherman
    an elderly man who fishes for a living; old fisherman
  6. 得利 dé​lì
    to reap benefit
    To gain a profit or benefit.