A stalemate between clam and snipe

A stalemate between clam and snipe

Bengjie stalemate, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is B à ngy à Xi à ngch í, which means that both sides fight, both sides lose, only the third party benefits. It comes from the second yance of the Warring States period.

Idiom usage

There is a dispute between the two. Qin Guan's frontier defense in Song Dynasty

Analysis of Idioms

Synonym: snipe clam stalemate antonym: complement each other

The origin of Idioms

Yan CE 2 of the Warring States strategy: "today's officials come to pass the Yi River, and the clam comes out, while the snipe pecks its meat, and the clam closes and nips its beak. The snipe said, "if it doesn't rain today, if it doesn't rain tomorrow, there will be dead clams." The clam is also called a snipe, saying, "if you don't come out today, if you don't come out tomorrow, there will be a dead snipe." If they refuse to give up each other, the fisherman will have to combine them. "

Idiom explanation

It is a metaphor for two sides to fight and lose each other, only to benefit the third party.