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いつぼうのあらそい
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
いつぼうのあらそい
Composed of
いつぼう
a snipe and a clam; a snipe and a mussel
あらそい
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry