Idiom: The snipe and the clam are fighting. A brief explanation of the idiom comes from the "Mandarin Dictionary": Number: 1471 Idiom: The snipe and the clam are fighting. Pinyin: ㄩˋ　ㄅㄤˋ　ㄒ｜ㄤㄓㄥHanyu Pinyin: yù bàng xiāng zhēng Reference words: snipe and clam are in danger, snipe and clam are in stalemate, snipe and clam are fighting each other. Definition: It is a metaphor that if two parties argue and refuse to give in, both parties will suffer, and the third party will benefit. Excerpted from "Warring States Policy." "Yan Ce II". △ "The fisherman benefits", "The snipe and the clam quarrel, the fisherman benefits" Emoji symbol: snipe quarrel (this is the Chinese character "snipe and clam quarrel" originally collected and compiled by this site. The corresponding Emoji emoticon "" adds vividness to the Chinese characters The vivid symbols, comparison PNG pictures and animated GIF pictures are also convenient for everyone to copy and paste to social media and other places. Click on the Emoji symbol "" and the picture link to view a more detailed introduction of the symbol in the "EmojiAll Expression Dictionary"). Detailed explanation of the allusion: During the Warring States Period, seven heroes stood side by side and fought against each other endlessly. Once, King Hui of Zhao planned to attack the State of Yan. There was a counselor named Su Dai who believed that war between the two countries would inevitably lead to disaster for the people. He was also worried that both Yan and Zhao would suffer losses and would eventually be annexed by the Qin State that would seize the opportunity to gain power, so he replaced him. The State of Yan lobbied King Zhao Hui, hoping that he could cease the war. When Su Dai saw King Zhao Hui, he did not directly ask him to suspend his troops. Instead, he told a story: "Your Majesty, when I passed through Yishui on my way to your country, I saw a clam, opening its shell and drying it by the river. At this time, a snipe flew up and stretched out its long beak to peck at the clam's meat. The frightened clam immediately closed its double shell and clamped the snipe's beak. If it doesn't rain tomorrow, you will be scorched to death by the sun!" Not to be outdone, the clam said: "If you can't pull out your mouth today, you won't be able to pull it out tomorrow, and you won't be able to survive soon." The two sides kept arguing. He refused to let anyone go. A fisherman passed by and caught them all without any effort." Su Dai continued: "Your Majesty, if Zhao State attacks Yan State today, Yan State will definitely resist with all its strength. The two sides are in a stalemate. No less, I'm afraid that the fisherman from the Qin State on the side will take the opportunity to destroy Zhao and Yan!" After hearing this, King Zhao Hui thought it was reasonable and canceled the plan to attack the Yan State. Later, this story was condensed into "the snipe and the clam quarreling", which is a metaphor that the dispute between the two parties will inevitably lead to losses for both parties, while the third party will benefit. Dianyuan: "Warring States Policy." Yan Ce 2 "Zhao Qie attacked Yan, and Su Dai said to King Hui on behalf of Yan: "Now my ministers are coming, crossing the Yishui River, and the clams are coming out to expose 2>, and the snipe 3> is pecking at its flesh, and the clams are closing and clamping 4> Its beak 5>. The snipe said: "If it doesn't rain today, if it doesn't rain tomorrow, the clam will die." The clam also said to the snipe: "If it doesn't come out today, if it doesn't come out tomorrow, the snipe will die." The two refused to give up. , the fishermen will take advantage of it. Now Zhao is attacking Yan, and Yan and Zhao have been fighting against each other for a long time. I am afraid that Qin will become the father of fishermen." King Hui said: "Good." Stop. [Notes] (1) Clam: the name of the animal. Mollusca phylum Axepodia. They have soft bodies and shells. The larger ones are eight or nine inches long. They can produce beads and their shells can be used to make utensils. It is also called "two shells", "clam" or "clam". (2) Exposure: open the shell and bask in the sun. exposure, sound, ㄆㄨˋ, sun. (3) Snipe: pronounced ㄩˋ, a general name for birds of the order Snipe and the family Snipe. Great variety. Their mouths and legs are both long, and their bodies vary in size. The feathers are mostly gray? Brown and other dark colors. Often wade into water to hunt small fish, shellfish and insects. (4) Clamp: sound ㄑ｜ㄢˊ, to clamp and hold. (5) Beak: Sound ㄏㄨㄟˋ, the mouth of animals such as birds and beasts. (6) Poultry: Capture. Pass "capture". Documentary evidence: No documentary evidence. Instructions for use: The semantic explanation is a metaphor for a dispute between two parties that does not give in, which will inevitably lead to losses for both parties and allow the third party to gain benefits. The usage category is used in the expression "two losers in a fight". Example Sentence <01> Due to the snipe and clam quarrel between the brothers, they refused to give in to each other, which resulted in the family business being merged and acquired. <02>This summer, electrical appliance manufacturers are competing with each other to cut prices and promote sales, and consumers have become the biggest winners. <03>Because the two of them refused to cooperate, the snipe and the clam fought, and as a result, the great opportunity was given to their opponent in vain. <04>This election campaign was acrimonious among different factions within the party, and finally allowed the opponents to reap the benefits for nothing.

<05>The result of the fight between snipe and clam is bound to hurt both sides. Instead of letting others reap the benefits, we should each take a step back! . Idiom Solitaire

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Refer to the idiom in the "Mandarin Dictionary": snipe and clam quarrel.

Refer to the idiom in the "Mandarin Dictionary": snipe and clam quarrel.

Refer to the "Mandarin Dictionary" for the detailed explanation of the idiom "snipe and clam fighting" into different words:

Sandpiper, clam, phase, fight.