鷸蚌相爭

Chinese

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

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yùbàngxiāngzhēng

  (Zhuyin): ㄩˋ ㄅㄤˋ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄓㄥ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): wat⁶ pong⁵ soeng¹ zang¹ / leot⁶ pong⁵ soeng¹ zang¹ / jyut⁶ pong⁵ soeng¹ zang¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yùbàngxiāngzhēng
    • Zhuyin: ㄩˋ ㄅㄤˋ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄓㄥ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yùbàngsiangjheng
    • Wade–Giles: yü⁴-pang⁴-hsiang¹-chêng¹
    • Yale: yù-bàng-syāng-jēng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yuhbanqshiangjeng
    • Palladius: юйбансянчжэн (jujbansjančžɛn)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /y⁵¹⁻⁵³ pɑŋ⁵¹ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • 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
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /wɐt̚² pʰɔːŋ¹³ sœːŋ⁵⁵ t͡sɐŋ⁵⁵/, /lɵt̚² pʰɔːŋ¹³ sœːŋ⁵⁵ t͡sɐŋ⁵⁵/, /jyːt̚² pʰɔːŋ¹³ sœːŋ⁵⁵ t͡sɐŋ⁵⁵/

Idiom

鷸蚌相爭

1. 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 (yùbàngxiàngzhēng , yúwēngdélì)