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漁
人
得
利
[
渔
---]
Jyutping
jyu4 jan4 dak1 lei6
Pinyin
yú rén dé lì
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
'when two sides quarrel, it is always the third party who benefits'
Definitions (Wiktionary)
phrase, idiomatic
it is always the third party who benefits (when two sides quarrel)
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
Mandarin
渔人得利。
漁人得利。
yú rén dé lì 。
Someone else profits from the situation.