gé​shān​guān​hǔ​dòu

watch from the sidelines

  • created sense approved 隔山观虎斗/隔山觀虎鬥 · gé​shān​guān​hǔ​dòu · watch from the sidelines — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    隔山观虎斗 / 隔山觀虎鬥

    gé​shān​guān​hǔ​dòu

    watch from the sidelines

    to watch two parties fight from a safe distance before taking advantage of the situation; literally to watch tigers fight from the other side of the mountain

    隔 (literal) → 隔 · gé · to separate 山 (literal) → 山 · shān · mountain 观 (literal) → 观/觀 · guān · to look at 虎 (literal) → 虎 · hǔ · tiger 斗 (literal) → 斗/鬥 · dòu · to make animals fight

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    created sense