鹬蚌 相争， 渔翁 得力。
Play both ends against the middle.
A：明天开始整个商场都会有特卖，咱们两家都是卖眼镜的，可得事先商量好最低价格啊！
B：是啊，不然我们鹬蚌相争起来，渔翁得利的就是客人了！
A: The whole shopping center will hold a sale promotion activity, since we are both selling glasses, we should set together of the lowest price for sale in advance.
B: Yeah, if not, the consumers may play both ends against the middle.
This line comes from the Book of "Warring States", as a metaphor, it is used to describe that when both ends are trapped in a deadlock, the third one would benefit in such a situation. In the above dialogue, A said that they two are both selling glasses, so they should set together about the price. While B has explained the usage of ”Yùbànɡxiānɡzhēnɡ, yúwēnɡdélì. (鹬蚌相争,渔翁得利)”, that is, if they two —— the both ends can’t set a flat price, the price may have to be lower and lower, thus they may both benefit for nothing.
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