a snipe and a clam locked in a fight
Snipe and clam are in danger, a Chinese idiom. The Pinyin is y ù B à ngxi ā NGW ē I, which means that the two sides are at loggerheads and the third party benefits from it. From "for the Eastern Wei Xi Liang Wen.".
The origin of Idioms
Wei Shou of the Northern Qi Dynasty called Liang Wen for the Eastern Wei Dynasty: "snipe and clam are in danger, I take advantage of their disadvantages."
Idiom usage
Used as an object or attribute; used in dealing with affairs. Example Wei Shou of the Northern Qi Dynasty wrote for the Eastern Wei Dynasty: "snipe and clam are in danger, I take advantage of their disadvantages."
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