漁夫之利

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See also: 渔夫之利

Chinese

		fisherman	's; him/her/it; this	advantage; benefit; profit advantage; benefit; profit; sharp
trad. (漁夫之利)		漁夫	之	利
simp. (渔夫之利)		渔夫	之	利

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yúfūzhīlì

(Zhuyin): ㄩˊ ㄈㄨㄓㄌㄧˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jyu⁴ fu¹ zi¹ lei⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yúfūzhīlì
  - Zhuyin: ㄩˊ ㄈㄨㄓㄌㄧˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yúfujhihlì
  - Wade–Giles: yü²-fu¹-chih¹-li⁴
  - Yale: yú-fū-jr̄-lì
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yufujylih
  - Palladius: юйфучжили (jujfučžili)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /y³⁵ fu⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ li⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: jyu⁴ fu¹ zi¹ lei⁶
  - Yale: yùh fū jī leih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jy⁴ fu¹ dzi¹ lei⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: yu⁴ fu¹ ji¹ léi⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jyː²¹ fuː⁵⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵ lei̯²²/

Idiom

漁夫之利

Synonym of 漁人之利／渔人之利 (yúrénzhīlì, “the benefits reaped by a third party when two sides quarrel”)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
漁	夫	之	利
ぎょ Grade: 4	ふ Grade: 4	の Jinmeiyō	り Grade: 4

Alternative forms

漁夫(ぎょふ)の利(り) (gyofu no ri)

Idiom

漁(ぎょ)夫(ふ)之(の)利(り) • (gyofu no ri)

winning by default, fishing in troubled waters

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