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鹬蚌相争，渔翁得利
yù bàng xiāng zhēng , yú wēng dé lì
What 鹬蚌相争，渔翁得利 means
- lit. when the snipe and the clam grapple with each other, the fisherman catches them both (idiom)
- 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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