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| Simplified |
鹬蚌相争 |
| Traditional |
鷸蚌相爭 |
| Pin Yin |
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| English |
- lit. sandpiper and clam war together (and the fisherman catches both, 成语 saw); fig. neighbors who can't agree lose out to a third party
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| Examples: |
| 1. | 国民党因为党内分裂，宋楚瑜和连战鹬蚌相争，才造就民进党候选人陈水扁以略微多数的优势当选，是公认不争的事实。 |
| "It is now indisputable that the in-fighting between James Soong and Lien Chan within KMT made it possible for Chen Shui-bian, presidential candidate of the pro-independence Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), to come to power with a narrow margin of majority votes." |
| 2. | 鹬蚌相争,渔翁得利 |
| "Two dogs strive for a Bone, and a third runs away with it" |
| 3. | 鹬蚌相争,渔翁得利 |
| "When the snipe and the clam grapple, it is the fisherman who stands to benefit; two dogs strive for a Bone, and a the third runs away with it" |
| 4. | 鹬蚌相争，渔翁得利。 |
| If the shepherds quarrel, the wolf has a winning game. |
| 5. | 鹬蚌相争。 |
| The crane and the mother-of-pearl fight to death. |
| 6. | 鹬蚌相争，渔人得利。（译：螳螂捕蝉，黄雀在后。 |
| Two dogs strive for a bone, the third runs away with it. |
| 7. | 鹬蚌相争,渔翁得利 |
| Two quarrel and a third profits by it |
| 8. | 鹬蚌相争，渔翁得利。 |
| When shepherds quarrel, the wolf has a winning game. |
| 9. | 鹬蚌相争，渔人得利＂ |
| When the snip and the calm grapple, it is the fisherman who stands to benefit;two dogs strive for a bone, and a third runs away with it" |
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