gé'àn​guān​huǒ

to watch from the sidelines

Senses

隔岸观火/ 隔岸觀火 gé'àn​guān​huǒ to watch from the sidelines

to watch the fires burning across the river; to view someone's trouble with indifference or delay action until others have exhausted themselves

References

synonym 隔岸观火/隔岸觀火 袖手旁观/袖手旁觀
synonym 隔岸观火/隔岸觀火 见死不救/見死不救
synonym 隔岸观火/隔岸觀火 冷眼旁观/冷眼旁觀
synonym 隔岸观火/隔岸觀火 隔山观虎斗/隔山觀虎鬥
synonym 隔岸观火/隔岸觀火 坐观成败/坐觀成敗
antonym 隔岸观火/隔岸觀火 见义勇为/見義勇為
antonym 隔岸观火/隔岸觀火 扶危济困/扶危濟困
antonym 隔岸观火/隔岸觀火 当仁不让/當仁不讓