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

Child Words of 坐山观虎斗

mountain; hill (CL:座[zuò])

tiger

to fight

to look at

Taoist monastery

to sit