坐收渔翁之利
“so she can reap the benefits effortlessly.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“She means to set us fighting against each other”
坐收渔翁之利
“so she can reap the benefits effortlessly.”
可惜呀
“Too bad”
“She wants to play us against each other and reap the benefits, but I won't let her scheme succeed.”
Originating from the ancient text 'Strategies of the Warring States' (Zhan Guo Ce), this famous Chinese fable illustrates strategic maneuvering, warning that internal conflict will only allow a bystander or common enemy to profit.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
To reap the spoils while two adversaries exhaust each other; to profit as an opportunistic bystander.
Derived from the fable 'yu bang xiang zheng, yu weng de li', it is used in both written and spoken Chinese to expose or caution against a third party waiting to profit from others' conflict.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“and we will reap the benefits?”
“to reap the benefits.”
“the fishermen can fish with peace of mind,”
“If we go to war, someone else wins.”
“allowing me to reap the benefits easily.”