two dogs strive for a bone , and a third runs away with it(yú wēng dé lì)

two dogs strive for a bone , and a third runs away with it

Yu Weng Deli, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is y ú w ē NGD é L ì, which means that both sides are at odds and both sides are hurt, so that a third party takes advantage of it. It comes from the second yance of the Warring States period by Liu Xiang of the Western Han Dynasty.

The origin of Idioms

Liu Xiang of the Western Han Dynasty wrote in the second yance of the Warring States strategy: "the clam's side is exposed, while the snipe pecks its meat, and the clam's beak is closed. The snipe said, "if it doesn't rain today, if it doesn't rain tomorrow, there will be dead clams." The clam is also called a snipe, saying, "if you don't come out today, if you don't come out tomorrow, there will be a dead snipe." If the two refuse to give up each other, the fishermen will be able to combine them. "

Idiom story

During the Warring States period, the state of Zhao was preparing to attack the state of Yan. The king of Yan sent Su Dai to the state of Zhao to persuade the king of Zhao not to fight. He told the story of a clam on the bank holding the long beak of a snipe. The two sides argued and refused to let it go. Finally, a fisherman caught it easily. If there was a war between Yan and Zhao, the state of Qin would swallow Yan and Zhao as easily as a fisherman. King Zhao had no choice but to give up his plan for war

Idiom usage

A snipe and a clam are at odds with each other, and they are profiting from each other. Feng Menglong, Ming Dynasty

Chinese PinYin : yú wēng dé lì