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鹬蚌相争，渔翁得利
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Definitions
- 1. lit. when the snipe and the clam grapple with each other, the fisherman catches them both (idiom)
- 2. fig. when two sides are locked in dispute, it's often a third party that benefits
Child Words of 鹬蚌相争，渔翁得利
mussel
each other
to vie against one another
to obtain
common snipe
elderly man
fisherman
structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc
sharp
appearance
to have to
to strive for