坐收漁利

Chinese

		to sit; to take a seat; to take (a bus, airplane etc.)	to receive; to accept; to collect to receive; to accept; to collect; in care of (used on address line after name)	fisherman; to fish	advantage; benefit; profit advantage; benefit; profit; sharp
trad. (坐收漁利)		坐	收	漁	利
simp. (坐收渔利)		坐	收	渔	利

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zuòshōuyúlì

(Zhuyin): ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄕㄡㄩˊ ㄌㄧˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zo⁶ sau¹ jyu⁴ lei⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: zuòshōuyúlì
  - Zhuyin: ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄕㄡㄩˊ ㄌㄧˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzuohshouyulih
  - Tongyong Pinyin: zuòshouyúlì
  - Wade–Giles: tso⁴-shou¹-yü²-li⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡swɔ⁵¹ ʂoʊ̯⁵⁵ y³⁵ li⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: zo⁶ sau¹ jyu⁴ lei⁶
  - Yale: joh sāu yùh leih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzo⁶ sau¹ jy⁴ lei⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: zo⁶ seo¹ yu⁴ léi⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɔː²² sɐu̯⁵⁵ jyː²¹ lei̯²²/

Idiom

坐收漁利

to reap the benefits of two other parties fighting

See also

鷸蚌相爭，漁人得利／鹬蚌相争，渔人得利 (yùbàng xiāngzhēng, yúrén délì)

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