鹬蚌相争

Traditional form:

鷸蚌相爭

Pinyin (reading):

yùbàngxiāngzhēng

Definitions:

• abbr. for 鷸蚌相爭，漁翁得利／鹬蚌相争，渔翁得利 (yùbàngxiāngzhēng,yúwēngdélì)

Characters:

• 鹬 - snipe, kingfisher
• 蚌 - oysters, mussels; mother-of-pearl
• 相 - mutual, reciprocal; equal; each other
• 争 - to dispute, to fight, to contend, to strive

Traditional characters:

• 鷸 - snipe, kingfisher
• 蚌 - oysters, mussels; mother-of-pearl
• 相 - mutual, reciprocal; equal; each other
• 爭 - to dispute, to fight, to contend, to strive