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    3. 鷸蚌の争い

    鷸蚌の争い

    鷸いつ蚌ぼうの​争あらそい​

    fight from which neither part benefits (but a third part does)

    NTNounEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab42 strokes

    いつぼうのあらそい

    Noun

    1.
    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)
    idiomatic expression

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    Characters that make up this word

    鷸
    しぎ…(1)
    kingfisher・snipe
    Kanji
    蚌
    はまぐり・どぶが.い…(3)
    clam
    Kanji
    争
    あらそ.う・いか.でか…(1)
    contend・dispute・argue
    Kanji
    の
    no
    Kana
    い
    i
    Kana
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