yù bàng xiāng zhēng , yú wēng dé lì
Traditional: 鷸蚌相爭，漁翁得利
鹬蚌相争，渔翁得利 (yù bàng xiāng zhēng , yú wēng dé lì) is a Chinese word meaning “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”.
Meanings
- 1lit. when the snipe and the clam grapple with each other, the fisherman catches them both (idiom)
- 2fig. when two sides are locked in dispute, it's often a third party that benefits
Characters in 鹬蚌相争，渔翁得利
Related words
得to obtain得used in 得瑟[de4 se5]得structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc得to have to觉得to think that ...; to feel that ...相信to believe; to be convinced; to accept as true记得to remember得到to get; to obtain; to receive战争war; conflict利用to exploit真相the truth about sth; the actual facts值得worth the money