渔翁之利

Traditional: 漁翁之利

yú wēng zhī lì

Dictionary entry

(idiom) the advantage gained by a third party when two sides are in conflict

What does 渔翁之利 mean?

渔翁之利 (yú wēng zhī lì) has the following dictionary meaning.

1(idiom) the advantage gained by a third party when two sides are in conflict

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渔yúfisherman · to fish 翁Wēngsurname Weng 之zhī(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5]) · him 利Lìsurname Li

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渔翁之利

yú wēng zhī lì

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