鷸蚌相爭

鹬蚌相争
yùbàngxiāngzhēng
abbr. for 鷸蚌相爭，漁翁得利，渔翁得利 yùbàngxiāngzhēng,yúwēngdélì

CEDICT

neighbors who can't agree lose out to a third party

Wiktionary

典出《戰國策．燕策二》。比喻兩相爭執必會造成兩敗俱傷，而讓第三者獲利的局面。

重編國語辭典

兩者相爭不止，他人從中獲得好處

維基詞典

Entry Composition

1 鷸 yù
  1. common snipe
  2. sandpiper
2 蚌 bàng
  1. mussel
  2. clam
3 相爭 xiāngzhēng
  1. to vie against one another
  2. to fight each other
  3. mutual aggression

Containing this entry

鷸蚌相爭，漁翁得利 yùbàngxiāngzhēng,yúwēngdélì
  1. lit. when the snipe and the clam grapple with each other, the fisherman catches them both (idiom)
  2. fig. when two sides are locked in dispute, it's often a third party that benefits