gé'àn​guān​huǒ

to watch from the sidelines

  • created reference approved 隔岸观火/隔岸觀火 → 袖手旁观/袖手旁觀 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    隔岸观火 / 隔岸觀火 gé'àn​guān​huǒ

    袖手旁观 / 袖手旁觀 xiù​shǒu​páng​guān

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  • created reference approved 隔岸观火/隔岸觀火 → 见死不救/見死不救 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    隔岸观火 / 隔岸觀火 gé'àn​guān​huǒ

    见死不救 / 見死不救 jiàn​sǐ​bù​jiù

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  • created reference approved 隔岸观火/隔岸觀火 → 冷眼旁观/冷眼旁觀 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    隔岸观火 / 隔岸觀火 gé'àn​guān​huǒ

    冷眼旁观 / 冷眼旁觀 lěng​yǎn​páng​guān

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  • created reference approved 隔岸观火/隔岸觀火 → 隔山观虎斗/隔山觀虎鬥 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    隔岸观火 / 隔岸觀火 gé'àn​guān​huǒ

    隔山观虎斗 / 隔山觀虎鬥 gé​shān​guān​hǔ​dòu

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  • created reference approved 隔岸观火/隔岸觀火 → 坐观成败/坐觀成敗 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    隔岸观火 / 隔岸觀火 gé'àn​guān​huǒ

    坐观成败 / 坐觀成敗 zuò​guān​chéng​bài

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  • created reference approved 隔岸观火/隔岸觀火 → 见义勇为/見義勇為 (antonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    隔岸观火 / 隔岸觀火 gé'àn​guān​huǒ

    见义勇为 / 見義勇為 jiàn​yì​yǒng​wéi

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  • created reference approved 隔岸观火/隔岸觀火 → 扶危济困/扶危濟困 (antonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    隔岸观火 / 隔岸觀火 gé'àn​guān​huǒ

    扶危济困 / 扶危濟困 fú​wēi​jì​kùn

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  • created reference approved 隔岸观火/隔岸觀火 → 当仁不让/當仁不讓 (antonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    隔岸观火 / 隔岸觀火 gé'àn​guān​huǒ

    当仁不让 / 當仁不讓 dāng​rén​bù​ràng

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  • created sense approved 隔岸观火/隔岸觀火 · gé'àn​guān​huǒ · to watch from the sidelines — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    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

    隔岸 (literal) → 隔岸 · gé'àn · the opposite bank 观火 (literal) → 观火/觀火 · guān​huǒ · to see clearly

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