鷸蚌の争い

いつぼうのあらそい

Also written 鷸蚌之争

Meanings

1. Expression, Noun fight from which neither part benefits (but a third part does) (literally: a fight between the snipe and the clam (ends in the fisherman's profit)) See also: 漁夫の利 (ぎょふのり).

Kanji

• 鷸 kingfisher; snipe. Read as イツ.
• 蚌 clam. Read as ボウ.
• 争 fight. Read as あらそう.

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