鷸蚌相爭，漁翁得利

Chinese

		snipe and oyster fight each other; neighbors who can't agree lose out to a third party
trad. (鷸蚌相爭，漁翁得利)		鷸蚌相爭	，	漁翁得利
simp. (鹬蚌相争，渔翁得利)		鹬蚌相争	，	渔翁得利

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yùbàngxiàngzhēng , yúwēngdélì

(Zhuyin): ㄩˋ ㄅㄤˋ ㄒㄧㄤˋ ㄓㄥ , ㄩˊ ㄨㄥㄉㄜˊ ㄌㄧˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): wat⁶ pong⁵ soeng¹ zang¹, jyu⁴ jung¹ dak¹ lei⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yùbàngxiàngzhēng , yúwēngdélì
  - Zhuyin: ㄩˋ ㄅㄤˋ ㄒㄧㄤˋ ㄓㄥ , ㄩˊ ㄨㄥㄉㄜˊ ㄌㄧˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yùbàngsiàngjheng , yúwongdélì
  - Wade–Giles: yü⁴-pang⁴-hsiang⁴-chêng¹ , yü²-wêng¹-tê²-li⁴
  - Yale: yù-bàng-syàng-jēng , yú-wēng-dé-lì
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yuhbanqshianqjeng , yuuengderlih
  - Palladius: юйбансянчжэн , юйвэндэли (jujbansjančžɛn , jujvɛndɛli)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /y⁵¹⁻⁵³ pɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ y³⁵ wəŋ⁵⁵ tɤ³⁵ li⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: wat⁶ pong⁵ soeng¹ zang¹, jyu⁴ jung¹ dak¹ lei⁶
  - Yale: waht póhng sēung jāng, yùh yūng dāk leih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: wat⁹ pong⁵ soeng¹ dzang¹, jy⁴ jung¹ dak⁷ lei⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: wed⁶ pong⁵ sêng¹ zeng¹, yu⁴ yung¹ deg¹ léi⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /wɐt̚² pʰɔːŋ¹³ sœːŋ⁵⁵ t͡sɐŋ⁵⁵ jyː²¹ jʊŋ⁵⁵ tɐk̚⁵ lei̯²²/

Idiom

鷸蚌相爭，漁翁得利

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

Descendants

→ Vietnamese: trai cò đánh nhau, ngư ông đắc lợi (calque)

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