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Meaning of 鹬蚌相争

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bàng xiāng zhēng (Trad.: 鷸蚌相爭)
lit. sandpiper and clam war together (and the fisherman catches both) (idiom); fig. neighbors who can't agree lose out to a third party
Example Sentences
1
With skill, Nepal could play one off against the other.
2
But for property buyers are concerned, it is common snipe mussels competing and profit.
3
Myanmar's xenophobic leaders are trying to reduce their dependence on China by playing it off against India and the West.
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Moreover, in some level, the United States plays a similar one from the off against the profits of the "shot" role.
5
An old fisherman happened to be walking along the river bank. And without much effort, he captured both the snipe and clam and brought them home.