鹬蚌持争，渔翁得利 — “The snipe and clam contend, the fisherman profits”
鹬蚌持争，渔翁得利 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “When two parties are locked in a dispute, both suffer losses, and a third party reaps the benefits; a third party benefits from the conflict between two others”. Literally, “The snipe and clam contend, the fisherman profits”.
鹬蚌持争，渔翁得利 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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- yù鹬bàng蚌xiāng相zhēng争third party benefits from two parties' conflict
- yù鹬bàng蚌xiāng相zhēng争，，zuò坐shōu收yú渔wēng翁zhī之lì利third party profits from a dispute
- yù鹬bàng蚌xiāng相zhēng争，，yú渔rén人huò获lì利disputing parties suffer, third party profits
- yù鹬bàng蚌xiāng相zhēng争，，yú渔wēng翁dé得lì利When two fight, a third profits
- yù鹬bàng蚌xiāng相wēi危rivals' dispute benefits a third party
- yù鹬bàng蚌xiāng相chí持Standoff benefits a third party
- yù鹬bàng蚌xiāng相chí持，，yú渔rén人dé得lì利Third party profits from two parties' dispute
- yù鹬bàng蚌xiāng相chí持，，yú渔wēng翁dé得lì利Third party profits from two rivals' fight
- yù鹬bàng蚌xiāng相dòu斗third party benefits from two parties fighting
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What does 鹬蚌持争，渔翁得利 mean?
鹬蚌持争，渔翁得利 (yù bàng chí zhēng ， yú wēng dé lì) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “When two parties are locked in a dispute, both suffer losses, and a third party reaps the benefits; a third party benefits from the conflict between two others”.
How do you pronounce 鹬蚌持争，渔翁得利?
鹬蚌持争，渔翁得利 is pronounced yù bàng chí zhēng ， yú wēng dé lì in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 鹬蚌持争，渔翁得利 literally mean?
Literally, 鹬蚌持争，渔翁得利 means “the snipe and clam contend, the fisherman profits”. It is used to mean “When two parties are locked in a dispute, both suffer losses, and a third party reaps the benefits; a third party benefits from the conflict between two others”.
What is the Chinese definition of 鹬蚌持争，渔翁得利?
比喻双方争执不下，两败俱伤，让第三者占了便宜。