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鷸蚌の争い、鷸蚌之争 いつぼうのあらそい itsubounoarasoi

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  1. expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)noun (common) (futsuumeishi) idiomatic expression fight from which neither part benefits (but a third part does); a fight between the snipe and the clam (ends in the fisherman's profit)
    see: 漁夫の利

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kingfisher, snipe
clam
contend, dispute, argue

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