渔翁得利

漁翁得利
yúwēng-délì
idiom #55,872

Meanings

  1. 1 the fisherman profits
  2. 2 a third party gains while two others fight

Examples

HSK 7-9
Liǎng jiā gōngsī dǎ jiàgézhàn, jiéguǒ ràng dìsān jiā yúwēng-délì.
The two companies fought a price war, and a third one reaped the benefit.
HSK 7-9
Yùbàng-xiāngzhēng, yúwēng-délì, nǐmen zài chǎo xiàqu, zhǐ huì piányi le biéren.
When the snipe and the clam fight, the fisherman profits: if you two keep arguing, only someone else will gain.

Tips

history
The second half of 鹬蚌相争,渔翁得利, from the 战国策: 苏代 warns the king of Zhao that while a snipe and a clam lock onto each other, a passing fisherman catches them both, and that Qin would do the same to Zhao and Yan.

Stroke Order

渔 yú
翁 wēng
得 de
利 lì