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鹬蚌相争，渔翁得利

yù bàng xiāng zhēng , yú wēng dé lì

9-character word Traditional 鷸蚌相爭，漁翁得利

What 鹬蚌相争，渔翁得利 means

1. lit. when the snipe and the clam grapple with each other, the fisherman catches them both (idiom)
2. fig. when two sides are locked in dispute, it's often a third party that benefits

The characters in 鹬蚌相争，渔翁得利

• 鹬yùcommon snipe; sandpiper
• 蚌bàngmussel; clam
• 相xiāngeach other; one another; mutually
• 争zhēngto strive for; to vie for; to argue or debate
• 渔yúfisherman; to fish
• 翁wēngelderly man; father; father-in-law
• 得destructural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to…
• 利lìsharp; favorable; advantage

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