| Change log entry 77325 | |
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| Processed by: | richwarm (2023-01-31 01:07:20 UTC) |
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<< review queue entry 72931 - submitted by 'bezier_benzoate' >> more direct literal translation --------------------------------- Editor: In the "lit." part of an idiom definition, we often aim for a *relatively* literal translation rather than one that is so literal it can be obtained by simply looking at the characters (in this case, we have 得利 – "obtain benefit"). In the story on which this idiom is based, the fisherman gets both the clam and the snipe, and that's an element that I'd like to retain in the definition, rather than adhere strictly to the characters, because it's a bit cryptic to say "the old fisherman benefits". I would want to know *how* he benefits – tell me the punchline! |
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# - 鷸蚌相爭，漁翁得利 鹬蚌相争，渔翁得利 [yu4 bang4 xiang1 zheng1 , yu2 weng1 de2 li4] /lit. sandpiper and clam war together and the fisherman catches both (idiom); fig. neighbors who can't agree lose out to a third party/ # + 鷸蚌相爭，漁翁得利 鹬蚌相争，渔翁得利 [yu4 bang4 xiang1 zheng1 , yu2 weng1 de2 li4] /lit. a sandpiper and a clam fight with each other, and the old fisherman benefits (idiom); fig. neighbors who can't agree lose out to a third party/ # # Editor: - 鷸蚌相爭，漁翁得利 鹬蚌相争，渔翁得利 [yu4 bang4 xiang1 zheng1 , yu2 weng1 de2 li4] /lit. sandpiper and clam war together and the fisherman catches both (idiom); fig. neighbors who can't agree lose out to a third party/ + 鷸蚌相爭，漁翁得利 鹬蚌相争，渔翁得利 [yu4 bang4 xiang1 zheng1 , yu2 weng1 de2 li4] /lit. when the snipe and the clam grapple with each other, the fisherman catches them both (idiom)/fig. when two sides are locked in dispute, it's often a third party that benefits/ - 鷸蚌相爭 鹬蚌相争 [yu4 bang4 xiang1 zheng1] /lit. sandpiper and clam war together (and the fisherman catches both) (idiom); fig. neighbors who can't agree lose out to a third party/ + 鷸蚌相爭 鹬蚌相争 [yu4 bang4 xiang1 zheng1] /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]/ |