gé'àn​guān​huǒ

bystander

隔岸观火 (隔岸觀火) gé'àn​guān​huǒ
bystander expression
to delay entering a conflict until others have exhausted themselves; to be an indifferent bystander to others' misfortune
watch fire expression
to watch the fires burning across the river

Frequency

Movie subtitles
0.120 per million appears in 0% of films
Written text
0.258 per million

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