坐山观虎斗

zuò shān guān hǔ dòu

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Definitions

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

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Child Words of 坐山观虎斗

• 山 山 shān: mountain; hill (CL:座[zuò])
• 虎 虎 hǔ: tiger
• 斗 斗 dòu: to fight
• 观 观 guān: to look at
• 观 观 guàn: Taoist monastery
• 坐 坐 zuò: to sit