鹬蚌相斗 — “When two parties contend, a third party benefits”
鹬蚌相斗 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “When two parties contend, a third party benefits”. Lit. the sandpiper and the clam fight, and the fisherman catches both. Literally, “sandpiper and clam fight”.
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鹬蚌相斗 Pronunciation and Pinyin
鹬蚌相斗 Character Breakdown
Stroke OrderExample Sentence with 鹬蚌相斗
两家公司为了争夺市场份额而打价格战，结果让新兴的竞争对手渔翁得利，这真是鹬蚌相斗。
The two companies engaged in a price war to gain market share, only to allow a new competitor to profit from their struggle; it was truly a case of the sandpiper and the clam fighting.
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Synonyms of 鹬蚌相斗
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 鹬蚌相斗 mean?
鹬蚌相斗 (yù bàng xiāng dòu) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “When two parties contend, a third party benefits”.
How do you pronounce 鹬蚌相斗?
鹬蚌相斗 is pronounced yù bàng xiāng dòu in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 鹬蚌相斗 literally mean?
Literally, 鹬蚌相斗 means “sandpiper and clam fight”. It is used to mean “When two parties contend, a third party benefits”.
What is the Chinese definition of 鹬蚌相斗?
比喻双方相持不下，而使第三者从中得利。