zuò​shān​kàn​hǔ​dòu

to watch tigers fight from a mountain

坐山看虎斗 坐山看虎鬥 zuò​shān​kàn​hǔ​dòu
to watch tigers fight from a mountain
(variant form) to sit on a mountain and watch tigers fight; to watch from the sidelines while others fight, waiting for both sides to exhaust themselves so one can take advantage of the situation

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