鹬蚌相危 — “Snipe and clam mutually at risk”
鹬蚌相危 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “When two parties are locked in a dispute, a third party often benefits from their conflict; a dispute between two rivals benefits a third party”. Literally, “Snipe and clam mutually at risk”.
鹬蚌相危 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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More idioms starting with 鹬
- yù鹬bàng蚌chí持zhēng争，，yú渔wēng翁dé得lì利third party profits from others' 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
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What does 鹬蚌相危 mean?
鹬蚌相危 (yù bàng xiāng wēi) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “When two parties are locked in a dispute, a third party often benefits from their conflict; a dispute between two rivals benefits a third party”.
How do you pronounce 鹬蚌相危?
鹬蚌相危 is pronounced yù bàng xiāng wēi in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 鹬蚌相危 literally mean?
Literally, 鹬蚌相危 means “Snipe and clam mutually at risk”. It is used to mean “When two parties are locked in a dispute, a third party often benefits from their conflict; a dispute between two rivals benefits a third party”.
What is the Chinese definition of 鹬蚌相危?
比喻双方相持不下，而使第三者从中得利。