坐收漁利

Chinese

		to sit; to take a seat; to take (a bus, aeroplane, etc.)	to receive; to accept; to collect to receive; to accept; to collect; in care of (used on address line after name)	fisherman; to fish	advantage; benefit; profit advantage; benefit; profit; sharp
trad. (坐收漁利)		坐	收	漁	利
simp. (坐收渔利)		坐	收	渔	利

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zuòshōuyúlì

  (Zhuyin): ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄕㄡ ㄩˊ ㄌㄧˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zo⁶ sau¹ jyu⁴ lei⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zuòshōuyúlì
    • Zhuyin: ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄕㄡ ㄩˊ ㄌㄧˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: zuòshouyúlì
    • Wade–Giles: tso⁴-shou¹-yü²-li⁴
    • Yale: dzwò-shōu-yú-lì
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzuohshouyulih
    • Palladius: цзошоуюйли (czošoujujli)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡su̯ɔ⁵¹ ʂoʊ̯⁵⁵ y³⁵ li⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zo⁶ sau¹ jyu⁴ lei⁶
    • Yale: joh sāu yùh leih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzo⁶ sau¹ jy⁴ lei⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: zo⁶ seo¹ yu⁴ léi⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɔː²² sɐu̯⁵⁵ jyː²¹ lei̯²²/

Idiom

坐收漁利

1. to reap the benefits of two other parties fighting

See also

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