坐山觀虎鬥
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Chinese[edit]
to sit; to take a seat; to take (a bus, aeroplane, etc.) | mountain; hill | to look at; to watch; to observe to look at; to watch; to observe; to behold; Taoist monastery |
tiger | fight; contend; incite fight; contend; incite; meet; encounter | ||
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trad. (坐山觀虎鬥) | 坐 | 山 | 觀 | 虎 | 鬥 | |
simp. (坐山观虎斗) | 坐 | 山 | 观 | 虎 | 斗 | |
Literally: “to sit on top of the mountain to watch the tigers fight”. |
Pronunciation[edit]
Idiom[edit]
坐山觀虎鬥
- (figuratively) to watch in safety while others fight, then reaping the spoils when both sides suffer.