坐山觀虎鬥

Chinese

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
 
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

Idiom

坐山觀虎鬥

  1. (figuratively) to watch in safety while others fight, then reaping the spoils when both sides suffer.

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