A tiger and a snipe

A tiger and a snipe

Chinese idiom, Pinyin is C ì h ǔ ch í y ù, which means to kill two birds with one stone while waiting. It comes from Qin CE Er, Warring States strategy.

Idiom usage

He is known to be able to stab a tiger and hold a snipe by repeatedly attacking a man. It's not in the power of diligence.

Analysis of Idioms

A snipe and a clam fight for a profit

The origin of Idioms

In the Warring States period, Chen Wan said that king Huiwang of Qin, citing Bian Zhuangzi as a metaphor, had to wait for the war between Qi and Chu first, and attack when both sides were defeated. Hold snipe, use the code of "snipe and clam hold each other".

Idiom explanation

It means to kill two birds with one stone.