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 monasterytiger fight; contend; incite; meet; encountertrad. (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
- (figuratively) to watch in safety while others fight, then reaping the spoils when both sides suffer.
References
- Chinese Idiom: Sitting on a Hill Watching Tigers Fight