坐山观虎斗
Traditional form:
坐山觀虎鬥
Pinyin (reading):
zuòshānguānhǔdòu
Definitions:
- lit. sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight (idiom)
- fig. watch in safety whilst others fight then reap the rewards when both sides are exhausted
Characters:
- 坐 - seat; to sit; to ride, to travel by
- 山 - mountain, hill, peak
- 观 - to observe, to spectate; appearance, view
- 虎 - tiger; brave, fierce; surname
- 斗 - to struggle, to fight, to contend; measuring cup
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