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イツボウノアラソイ
Meanings
Expression
Noun
Idiomatic
1. fight from which neither part benefits (but a third part does); (lit.) a fight between the snipe and the clam (ends in the fisherman's profit)
Alt. forms
鷸いつ蚌ぼうの争あらそい
イツボウノアラソイ
Composed of
a snipe and a clam; a snipe and a mussel
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry