zuò​shān​guān​hǔ​dòu

to sit and watch tigers fight

坐山观虎斗 坐山觀虎鬥 zuò​shān​guān​hǔ​dòu
to sit and watch tigers fight
To watch from a safe distance while others fight and then take advantage of the situation once both sides are exhausted.

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