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鹬蚌相争

yù​bàng​xiāng​zhēng

lit. sandpiper and clam war together ; fig. neighbors who can't agree lose out to a third party

Definitions

鹬蚌相争 (鷸蚌相爭) 

yù​bàng​xiāng​zhēng

lit. sandpiper and clam war together (and the fisherman catches both) (idiom); fig. neighbors who can't agree lose out to a third party

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Not found in HSK word list

58771st most common word in books

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