Word information
Simplified鹬蚌相争
Traditional鷸蚌相爭
Pinyinyù bàng xiāng zhēng
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Chinese word dictionary
鹬蚌相争
yù bàng xiāng zhēng · abbr. for 鷸蚌相爭，漁翁得利|鹬蚌相争，渔翁得利[yu4 bang4 xiang1 zheng1 , yu2 weng1 de2 li4]
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