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鹬蚌相争
鷸蚌相爭
yùbàngxiāngzhēng
1. lit. sandpiper and clam war together (and the fisherman catches both, idiom); fig. neighbors who can't agree lose out to a third party

Character Breakdown

鹬
yù
snipe, kingfisher
17 丶
蚌
bàng
oysters, mussels; mother-of-pearl
10 丶
相
xiāng
mutual, reciprocal; equal; each other
HSK 3 9 丶
争
zhēng
to dispute, to fight, to contend, to strive
HSK 4 6 丶

Compound Words (1)

鹬蚌相争，渔翁得利
yùbàngxiāngzhēng,yúwēngdélì
lit. sandpiper and clam war together and the fisherman catches both (idiom); fig. neighbors who can't agree lose out to a third party

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