zuò​guān​chéng​bài

to look on coldly

Senses

坐观成败/ 坐觀成敗 zuò​guān​chéng​bài to look on coldly

To sit and wait to see how something turns out instead of getting involved; to sit on the fence while others fight or work.

References

see 坐观成败/坐觀成敗 袖手旁观/袖手旁觀
synonym 隔岸观火/隔岸觀火 坐观成败/坐觀成敗