鹬蚌相争

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

CEDICT

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

Wiktionary

典出《战国策．燕策二》。比喻两相争执必会造成两败俱伤，而让第三者获利的局面。

重編國語辭典

两者相争不止，他人从中获得好处

維基詞典

Entry Composition

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

Containing this entry

鹬蚌相争，渔翁得利 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