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Learning Chinese grows from characters to words and then idioms. We’ve created free tools to help you master idioms like 「漁人得利」, explained here.

Our focus this time is on the idiom 「漁人得利」. You’ll find its definition and examples below.

Take advantage of the dispute between the two parties and gain benefits from it.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

yú rén dé lì

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

yu4 yan4 dak1 lei6

Chinese idioms are vast in number, each carrying unique meanings and usages. With such variety, there’s a lot to learn and appreciate. Hopefully, these resources will aid you on your journey to mastering Chinese.