鷸蚌相爭，漁翁得利

鷸蚌相爭，漁翁得利

Chinese

		sandpiper and clam 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 ㄨㄥ ㄉㄜˊ ㄌㄧˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): wat⁶ pong⁵ soeng¹ zang¹ ，jyu⁴ jung¹ dak¹ lei⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: yùbàngxiàngzhēng , yúwēngdélì
    • Zhuyin: ㄩˋ ㄅㄤˋ ㄒㄧㄤˋ ㄓㄥ, ㄩˊ ㄨㄥ ㄉㄜˊ ㄌㄧˋ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yiwbanqshianqjeng , yuuengderlih
    • IPA ^(key): /y⁵¹⁻⁵³ pɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ y³⁵ u̯əŋ⁵⁵ tɤ³⁵ li⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • 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
    • IPA ^(key): /wɐt̚² pʰɔːŋ¹³ sœ̽ːŋ⁵⁵ t͡sɐŋ⁵⁵ jyː²¹ jʊŋ⁵⁵ tɐk̚⁵ lei̯²²/

Idiom

鷸蚌相爭，漁翁得利

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