坐山观虎斗

Traditional: 坐山觀虎鬥

zuò shān guān hǔ dòu

Dictionary entry

lit. sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight (idiom)

What does 坐山观虎斗 mean?

坐山观虎斗 (zuò shān guān hǔ dòu) has the following dictionary meaning.

1lit. sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight (idiom)

2fig. watch in safety whilst others fight then reap the rewards when both sides are exhausted

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坐Zuòsurname Zuo 山Shānsurname Shan 观Guànsurname Guan 虎hǔtiger · CL:隻|只[zhi1]斗Dǒuabbr. for the Big Dipper constellation 北斗星[Bei3 dou3 xing1]

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坐山观虎斗

zuò shān guān hǔ dòu

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