鷸蚌相爭，漁翁得利 yù bàng xiāng zhēng ， yú wēng dé lì

DEFINITIONS

  1. lit. sandpiper and clam war together and the fisherman catches both (idiom); fig. neighbors who can't agree lose out to a third party

CHARACTERS

鷸 yù snipe, kingfisher; Tringa species (various)
蚌 bàng oysters, mussels; mother-of-pearl
相 xiāng
HSK 3
mutual, reciprocal, each other
爭 zhēng to dispute, fight, contend, strive
漁 yú to fish; seize; pursue; surname
翁 wēng old man; father, father-in-law
得 dé
HSK 2
obtain, get, gain, acquire
利 lì
HSK 4
gains, advantage, profit, merit