坐山观虎斗
坐山观虎斗
zuò shān guān hǔ dòu
sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight; watch in safety whilst others fight then reap the rewards when both sides are exhausted (idiom)
idiom
Traditional: 坐山觀虎鬥
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- (idiom) sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight
- watch in safety whilst others fight then reap the rewards when both sides are exhausted (idiom)
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Related Words
两虎相斗，必有一伤(liǎng hǔ xiāng dòu , bì yǒu yī shāng)— when two tigers fight, one will get injured (idiom)
→明岗暗哨(míng gǎng àn shào)— both covert and undercover (officers) keeping watch (idiom)
→隔岸观火(gé àn guān huǒ)— to watch the fires burning across the river
→两虎相争，必有一伤(liǎng hǔ xiāng zhēng , bì yǒu yī shāng)— if two tigers fight, one will get injured (idiom)
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