"鷸蚌相爭" meaning in Chinese

See 鷸蚌相爭 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Phrase

IPA: /y⁵¹⁻⁵³ pɑŋ⁵¹ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵⁵/ [Mandarin, Standard-Chinese, Sinological-IPA], /wɐt̚² pʰɔːŋ¹³ sœːŋ⁵⁵ t͡sɐŋ⁵⁵/ [Cantonese, Guangzhou, Sinological-IPA], /lɵt̚² pʰɔːŋ¹³ sœːŋ⁵⁵ t͡sɐŋ⁵⁵/ [Cantonese, Guangzhou, Sinological-IPA], /jyːt̚² pʰɔːŋ¹³ sœːŋ⁵⁵ t͡sɐŋ⁵⁵/ [Cantonese, Guangzhou, Sinological-IPA] Forms: 鹬蚌相争 [Simplified-Chinese]
Etymology: See 鷸蚌相爭,漁人得利/鹬蚌相争,渔人得利 (yùbàng xiāngzhēng, yúrén délì). Etymology templates: {{zh-l|鷸蚌相爭,漁人得利}} 鷸蚌相爭,漁人得利/鹬蚌相争,渔人得利 (yùbàng xiāngzhēng, yúrén délì) Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 鷸蚌相爭
  1. neighbors who can't agree lose out to a third party Tags: idiomatic

Alternative forms

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          "ref": " 1941, 朱德 (Zhu De), 《和董必武同志七絕》之三",
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        "Jyutping"
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      "zh_pron": "wat⁶ pong⁵ soeng¹ zang¹"
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        "Wade-Giles"
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        "Yale"
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        "Guangzhou",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "waht póhng sēung jāng"
    },
    {
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        "Hong Kong"
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        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Yale"
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      "zh_pron": "leuht póhng sēung jāng"
    },
    {
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        "Hong Kong"
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        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "yuht póhng sēung jāng"
    },
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        "Cantonese",
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      ],
      "zh_pron": "wat⁹ pong⁵ soeng¹ dzang¹"
    },
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        "Guangzhou",
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "loet⁹ pong⁵ soeng¹ dzang¹"
    },
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        "Hong Kong"
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        "Guangzhou",
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "jyt⁹ pong⁵ soeng¹ dzang¹"
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      "zh_pron": "wed⁶ pong⁵ sêng¹ zeng¹"
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      ],
      "zh_pron": "lêd⁶ pong⁵ sêng¹ zeng¹"
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      ],
      "zh_pron": "yud⁶ pong⁵ sêng¹ zeng¹"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/wɐt̚² pʰɔːŋ¹³ sœːŋ⁵⁵ t͡sɐŋ⁵⁵/",
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          "ref": " 1941, 朱德 (Zhu De), 《和董必武同志七絕》之三",
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    {
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        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
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        "Standard-Chinese",
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      "zh_pron": "yü⁴-pang⁴-hsiang¹-chêng¹"
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        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Yale"
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      "zh_pron": "yù-bàng-syāng-jēng"
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        "Standard-Chinese",
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      "zh_pron": "юйбансянчжэн"
    },
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        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
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        "Hong Kong"
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        "Guangzhou",
        "Jyutping"
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      "zh_pron": "leot⁶ pong⁵ soeng¹ zang¹"
    },
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        "Hong Kong"
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        "Guangzhou",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "jyut⁶ pong⁵ soeng¹ zang¹"
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        "Hong Kong"
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        "Guangzhou",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "waht póhng sēung jāng"
    },
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        "Hong Kong"
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        "Guangzhou",
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      "zh_pron": "leuht póhng sēung jāng"
    },
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        "Guangzhou",
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      ],
      "zh_pron": "yuht póhng sēung jāng"
    },
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        "Hong Kong"
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        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "wat⁹ pong⁵ soeng¹ dzang¹"
    },
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        "Hong Kong"
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        "Guangzhou",
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "loet⁹ pong⁵ soeng¹ dzang¹"
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        "Pinyin"
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      "zh_pron": "jyt⁹ pong⁵ soeng¹ dzang¹"
    },
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        "Hong Kong"
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        "Guangzhou",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "wed⁶ pong⁵ sêng¹ zeng¹"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "lêd⁶ pong⁵ sêng¹ zeng¹"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "yud⁶ pong⁵ sêng¹ zeng¹"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/wɐt̚² pʰɔːŋ¹³ sœːŋ⁵⁵ t͡sɐŋ⁵⁵/",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lɵt̚² pʰɔːŋ¹³ sœːŋ⁵⁵ t͡sɐŋ⁵⁵/",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/jyːt̚² pʰɔːŋ¹³ sœːŋ⁵⁵ t͡sɐŋ⁵⁵/",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "鷸蚌相爭"
}

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