坐山觀虎鬥

Chinese
to sit; to take a seat; to take (a bus, airplane etc.) mountain; hill
 
to look at; to watch; to observe; to behold; Taoist monastery
 tiger
 
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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