expression, noun
profiting while others fight; fisherman's profit
Idiomatic expression derived from a Chinese fable; refers to gaining an advantage from a conflict between others without effort. Often used in the phrase 漁夫の利を得る.
ライバル会社同士の争いで、第三の会社が漁夫の利を得た。
While the rival companies fought, a third company profited from their conflict.
彼は二人の
He silently watched the two argue, but in the end he reaped the benefits of their dispute.
From a Chinese fable in which a snipe and a clam fight, allowing a fisherman to catch both. The expression is used metaphorically for a third party benefiting from others' conflict.