Chinese–English
鹬蚌相争，渔翁得利
yù bàng xiāng zhēng , yú wēng dé lì · yu bang xiang zheng , yu weng de li
Traditional 鷸蚌相爭，漁翁得利
Meaning
CC-CEDICT- lit. when the snipe and the clam grapple with each other, the fisherman catches them both (idiom)
- fig. when two sides are locked in dispute, it's often a third party that benefits
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