蚌
蚌
bèng
ㄅㄥˋ
- oysters, mussels
- mother-of-pearl
Words with 蚌蚌
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1. elephant trunk clam
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2. geoduck (Panopea abrupta), large clam with a long proboscis (native to the west coast of North America)
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Idiom
1. lit. an old oyster producing a pearl
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2. fig. birthing a son at an advanced age
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1. 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]
yù bàng xiāng zhēng , yú wēng dé lì
ㄩˋㄅㄤˋㄒㄧㄤㄓㄥ,ㄩˊㄨㄥㄉㄜˊㄌㄧˋ
鷸蚌相爭,漁翁得利
鹬蚌相争,渔翁得利
Simplified
Traditional
鹬蚌相争,渔翁得利
鷸蚌相爭,漁翁得利
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Idiom
1. lit. when the snipe and the clam grapple with each other, the fisherman catches them both
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2. fig. when two sides are locked in dispute, it's often a third party that benefits