漁人之利

Chinese

		fisher; fisherman	's; him/her/it; this	advantage; benefit; profit advantage; benefit; profit; sharp
trad. (漁人之利)		漁人	之	利
simp. (渔人之利)		渔人	之	利

Etymology

See 鷸蚌相爭，漁人得利／鹬蚌相争，渔人得利 (yùbàng xiāngzhēng, yúrén délì).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yúrénzhīlì

  (Zhuyin): ㄩˊ ㄖㄣˊ ㄓ ㄌㄧˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jyu⁴ jan⁴ zi¹ lei⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yúrénzhīlì
    • Zhuyin: ㄩˊ ㄖㄣˊ ㄓ ㄌㄧˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yúrénjhihlì
    • Wade–Giles: yü²-jên²-chih¹-li⁴
    • Yale: yú-rén-jr̄-lì
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yurenjylih
    • Palladius: юйжэньчжили (jujžɛnʹčžili)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /y³⁵ ʐən³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ li⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jyu⁴ jan⁴ zi¹ lei⁶
    • Yale: yùh yàhn jī leih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jy⁴ jan⁴ dzi¹ lei⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: yu⁴ yen⁴ ji¹ léi⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jyː²¹ jɐn²¹ t͡siː⁵⁵ lei̯²²/

Idiom

漁人之利

1. the benefits reaped by a third party when two sides quarrel

   坐收漁人之利／坐收渔人之利  ―  zuò shōu yúrénzhīlì  ―  to reap benefits as a third party while two sides quarrel (literally, “to reap benefits as a fisherman while sitting (and doing nothing)”)

Synonyms

• 漁翁之利／渔翁之利 (yúwēngzhīlì)
• 漁人之利／渔人之利 (yúrénzhīlì)