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  • abbr. for Bengbu prefecture-level City 蚌埠市[Beng4 bu4 Shi4], Anhui
  • mussel
  • clam
  • see 蚌埠市[Beng4 bu4 Shi4]
  • see 蚌山區|蚌山区[Beng4 shan1 Qu1]
Trad. 蚌殼
  • clamshell
  • painted shell
  • painting on shell
  • mussels
  • bivalves grown in rivers and lakes
  • Bengbu, prefecture-level city in Anhui Province 安徽省[An1 hui1 Sheng3]
Trad. 蚌山區
  • Bengshan, a district of Bengbu City 蚌埠市[Beng4 bu4 Shi4], Anhui
  • elephant trunk clam
  • geoduck (Panopea abrupta), large clam with a long proboscis (native to the west coast of North America)
  • lit. an old oyster producing a pearl (idiom)
  • fig. birthing a son at an advanced age
Trad. 鷸蚌相爭
  • abbr. for 鷸蚌相爭,漁翁得利|鹬蚌相争,渔翁得利[yu4 bang4 xiang1 zheng1 , yu2 weng1 de2 li4]
Trad. 鷸蚌相爭,漁翁得利
  • lit. when the snipe and the clam grapple with each other, the fisherman catches them both (idiom)
  • fig. when two sides are locked in dispute, it's often a third party that benefits

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