鷸蚌の争い

Reading

Kana: いつぼうのあらそい

Romaji: itsubounoarasoi

Definition

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1

while two dogs are fighting for a bone, a third runs away with it; the fight between the snipe and the clam (ends in the fisherman's profit)

Note: idiomatic expression

See also: 漁夫の利

Kanji

鷸

Readings: イツ、 しぎ

Meanings: kingfisher, snipe

蚌

Readings: ボウ、 ホウ、 ビョウ、 はまぐり、 どぶが.い

Meaning: clam

争

Readings: ソウ、 あらそ.う、 いか.でか

Meanings: contend, dispute, argue