坐山观虎斗

zuò shān guān hǔ dòu

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Definitions

  1. 1. lit. sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight (idiom)
  2. 2. fig. watch in safety whilst others fight then reap the rewards when both sides are exhausted

Child Words of 坐山观虎斗

山
shān

mountain; hill (CL:座[zuò])

虎
hǔ

tiger

斗
dòu

to fight

观
guān

to look at

观
guàn

Taoist monastery

坐
zuò

to sit