鷸蚌相爭

Chinese

		common snipe	oysters; mussels	to conflict; to contend; to fight each other
trad. (鷸蚌相爭)		鷸	蚌	相爭
simp. (鹬蚌相争)		鹬	蚌	相争
Literally: “sandpiper and clam fight each other”.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yùbàngxiāngzhēng

(Zhuyin): ㄩˋ ㄅㄤˋ ㄒㄧㄤㄓㄥ
Cantonese (Jyutping): wat⁶ pong⁵ soeng¹ zang¹, leot⁶ pong⁵ soeng¹ zang¹, jyut⁶ pong⁵ soeng¹ zang¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: yùbàngxiāngzhēng
  - Zhuyin: ㄩˋ ㄅㄤˋ ㄒㄧㄤㄓㄥ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yiwbanqshiangjeng
  - IPA ^(key): /y⁵¹⁻⁵³ pɑŋ⁵¹ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: wat⁶ pong⁵ soeng¹ zang¹, leot⁶ pong⁵ soeng¹ zang¹, jyut⁶ pong⁵ soeng¹ zang¹
  - Yale: waht póhng sēung jāng, leuht póhng sēung jāng, yuht póhng sēung jāng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: wat⁹ pong⁵ soeng¹ dzang¹, loet⁹ pong⁵ soeng¹ dzang¹, jyt⁹ pong⁵ soeng¹ dzang¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: wed⁶ pong⁵ sêng¹ zeng¹, lêd⁶ pong⁵ sêng¹ zeng¹, yud⁶ pong⁵ sêng¹ zeng¹
  - IPA ^(key): /wɐt̚² pʰɔːŋ¹³ sœ̽ːŋ⁵⁵ t͡sɐŋ⁵⁵/, /lɵt̚² pʰɔːŋ¹³ sœ̽ːŋ⁵⁵ t͡sɐŋ⁵⁵/, /jyːt̚² pʰɔːŋ¹³ sœ̽ːŋ⁵⁵ t͡sɐŋ⁵⁵/

Idiom

鷸蚌相爭

neighbors who can't agree lose out to a third party

Derived terms

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

鷸蚌相爭，漁人獲利／鹬蚌相争，渔人获利
鷸蚌相爭，漁翁得利／鹬蚌相争，渔翁得利

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