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隔岸觀火. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word
隔岸觀火, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say
隔岸觀火 in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word
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Chinese
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to separate; to stand or lie between; to divide to separate; to stand or lie between; to divide; to cut off |
bank; shore; beach bank; shore; beach; coast |
to look at; to watch; to observe to look at; to watch; to observe; to behold; Taoist monastery |
fire; angry; fierce fire; angry; fierce; fiery; thriving |
| trad. (隔岸觀火)
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隔
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岸
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觀
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火
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| simp. (隔岸观火)
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隔
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岸
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观
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火
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| Literally: “to watch the fires burning across the river”.
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Pronunciation
Idiom
隔岸觀火
- (figurative) to delay entering the fray until all others have been exhausted by fighting amongst themselves