Ngao sò tranh đấu, ngư ông đắc lợi

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Meaning · English

Others' conflict benefits a third party

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Xung đột của người khác mang lại lợi ích cho người thứ ba

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Literally: clams and snails fight, fishermen gain

Examples

Họ tranh đấu với nhau, nhưng cuối cùng ngư ông đắc lợiThey fought with each other, but in the end the fishermen gained

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Headword listed in the vdict.com proverb dictionary index (discovery source; headword only — no source content copied). Entered as candidate 2026-08-05; definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-08-07; pending editor spot-check.

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What does “Ngao sò tranh đấu, ngư ông đắc lợi” mean?

Others' conflict benefits a third party Literally: clams and snails fight, fishermen gain

Is “Ngao sò tranh đấu, ngư ông đắc lợi” formal or informal?

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