Results, 鷸蚌の争い

鷸蚌の争い【いつぼうのあらそいitsubounoarasoi】

expression / noun:

  • 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) [literal] - idiom ➜ 漁夫の利

Kanji definition:

鷸

イツITSU・しぎshigi

kingfisher; snipe

Strokes:
23
Radical:
鳥 bird
SKIP:
1-12-11
UTF:
9df8
JIS208:
83-27
Hangul:
휼 [hyul]
Pinyin:
yù
Stroke order:
Example words:
鷸蚌の争い【いつぼうのあらそいitsubounoarasoi】
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)
鷸蚌【いつぼうitsubou】
a snipe and a clam; a snipe and a mussel
蚌

ボウBOU・ホウHOU・ビョウBYOU・はまぐりhamaguri・どぶがいdobuga.i

clam

➜
蜯
Strokes:
10
Radical:
虫 insect
SKIP:
1-6-4
UTF:
868c
JIS208:
73-51
Hangul:
방 [bang]
Pinyin:
bàng / bèng
Stroke order:
Example words:
鷸蚌の争い【いつぼうのあらそいitsubounoarasoi】
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)
鷸蚌【いつぼうitsubou】
a snipe and a clam; a snipe and a mussel
争

ソウSOU・あらそうaraso.u・いかでかika.deka

contend; dispute; argue

➜
爭
Strokes:
6
Radical:
爪爫⺥ claw, nail
SKIP:
2-2-4
UTF:
4e89
JIS208:
33-72
Hangul:
쟁 [jaeng]
Pinyin:
zhēng
Stroke order:
Example words:
戦争【せんそうsensou】
war
競争【きょうそうkyousou】
competition; contest; rivalry; race; / competition (between organisms or species)
紛争【ふんそうfunsou】
dispute; trouble; strife
争い【あらそいarasoi】
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry; contest
闘争【とうそうtousou】
strife; conflict

Kanji

鷸

イツITSU・しぎshigi

kingfisher; snipe

蚌

ボウBOU・ホウHOU・ビョウBYOU・はまぐりhamaguri・どぶがいdobuga.i

clam


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