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TOPIK 5noun

어부지리

eobujiri

어부지리가 · 어부지리를

a third party's gain from others' quarrel

Example

두 후보가 싸우는 사이에 다른 후보가 어부지리를 얻었어요.

While two candidates fought, another candidate reaped the benefit.

Word parts

어 fishing부 old man지 of리 profit

From a tale where a fisherman caught a clam and a bird locked in a fight.