得利

délì
verb #36,185

Meanings

  1. 1 to benefit (from something)
  2. 2 to gain profit
  3. 3 to come out ahead

Examples

鹬蚌相争渔翁得利
Yùbàng-xiāngzhēng, yúwēng délì.
When the snipe and clam fight, the fisherman benefits.
Zhècì gǎigé shéi zuì délì?
Who benefits most from this reform?

Tips

history
Made famous by the chengyu 鹬蚌相争渔翁得利 - a snipe and a clam lock in a stalemate, neither willing to let go, and a passing fisherman scoops them both up. It's the classical Chinese version of 'when two dogs fight, a third runs off with the bone', from 战国策 (Strategies of the Warring States).

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