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《The Inner Eye》 S1·E30 (20:08) HSK 6
yù bàng xiāng zhēng yú wēng dé lì

鹬蚌相争 渔翁得利

“If we go to war, someone else wins.”

《The Inner Eye》 S1·E30
TIMECODE: 20:08 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN bǐ duō yí gè dí rén yào hǎo dé duō

“is better than one more enemy.”

yù bàng xiāng zhēng yú wēng dé lì CURRENT FOCUS

鹬蚌相争 渔翁得利

“If we go to war, someone else wins.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN nǐ nà xiē jìng zhēng duì shǒu

你那些竞争对手

“Your competitors”

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Scene: Business & Trade
Function: STRATEGIC ADVISING
Tone: ANALYTICAL
Emotion: CAUTION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“If we fight each other, our common rivals will reap all the benefits.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Ancient Tactical Wisdom in Business

Chinese professionals frequently quote allegorical idioms from historical texts (like the Strategies of the Warring States) to justify pragmatism and urge restraint.

INTENT TAGS: #warning #strategizing #advising #caution
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

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鹬蚌相争 渔翁得利 SPOKEN CHUNK

when two fight, the third reaps the reward

A classic set idiom deployed in tactical business or political contexts to caution against mutual destruction.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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