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Chinese
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to sit; to take a seat; to take (a bus, aeroplane, etc.)
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mountain; hill
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to look at; to watch; to observe to look at; to watch; to observe; to behold; Taoist monastery |
tiger
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fight; contend; incite fight; contend; incite; meet; encounter |
| trad. (坐山觀虎鬥)
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坐
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山
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觀
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虎
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鬥
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| simp. (坐山观虎斗)
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坐
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山
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观
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虎
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斗
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| Literally: “to sit on top of the mountain to watch the tigers fight”.
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Pronunciation
Idiom
坐山觀虎鬥
- (figuratively) to watch in safety while others fight, then reaping the spoils when both sides suffer.
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