"坐山觀虎鬥" meaning in Chinese

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Phrase

IPA: /t͡su̯ɔ⁵¹ ʂän⁵⁵ ku̯än⁵⁵ xu²¹⁴⁻²¹ toʊ̯⁵¹/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /t͡sɔː²² saːn⁵⁵ kuːn⁵⁵ fuː³⁵ tɐu̯³³/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /t͡su̯ɔ⁵¹ ʂän⁵⁵ ku̯än⁵⁵ xu²¹⁴⁻²¹ toʊ̯⁵¹/, /t͡sɔː²² saːn⁵⁵ kuːn⁵⁵ fuː³⁵ tɐu̯³³/ Chinese transliterations: zuòshānguānhǔdòu [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄕㄢ ㄍㄨㄢ ㄏㄨˇ ㄉㄡˋ [Mandarin, bopomofo], zo⁶ saan¹ gun¹ fu² dau³ [Cantonese, Jyutping], zuòshānguānhǔdòu [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], zuòshanguanhǔdòu [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], tso⁴-shan¹-kuan¹-hu³-tou⁴ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], dzwò-shān-gwān-hǔ-dòu [Mandarin, Yale], tzuohshanguanhuudow [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], цзошаньгуаньхудоу [Mandarin, Palladius], czošanʹguanʹxudou [Mandarin, Palladius], joh sāan gūn fú dau [Cantonese, Yale], dzo⁶ saan¹ gun¹ fu² dau³ [Cantonese, Pinyin], zo⁶ san¹ gun¹ fu² deo³ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization]
Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 坐山觀虎鬥
  1. (figuratively) to watch in safety while others fight, then reaping the spoils when both sides suffer. Tags: figuratively, idiomatic Synonyms: 徛懸山看馬相踢 [Hokkien], 徛悬山看马相踢 [Hokkien]
    Sense id: en-坐山觀虎鬥-zh-phrase-xplncqfO Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header

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      "zh-pron": "ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄕㄢ ㄍㄨㄢ ㄏㄨˇ ㄉㄡˋ"
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      "zh-pron": "dzwò-shān-gwān-hǔ-dòu"
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        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
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      "zh-pron": "tzuohshanguanhuudow"
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      "zh-pron": "цзошаньгуаньхудоу"
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      "zh-pron": "czošanʹguanʹxudou"
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      "zh-pron": "joh sāan gūn fú dau"
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      "zh-pron": "dzo⁶ saan¹ gun¹ fu² dau³"
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        "Guangdong-Romanization"
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      "zh-pron": "zo⁶ san¹ gun¹ fu² deo³"
    },
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      "ipa": "/t͡sɔː²² saːn⁵⁵ kuːn⁵⁵ fuː³⁵ tɐu̯³³/",
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        "Sinological-IPA"
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    },
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      "ipa": "/t͡sɔː²² saːn⁵⁵ kuːn⁵⁵ fuː³⁵ tɐu̯³³/"
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      "zh-pron": "joh sāan gūn fú dau"
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      "zh-pron": "dzo⁶ saan¹ gun¹ fu² dau³"
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      "zh-pron": "zo⁶ san¹ gun¹ fu² deo³"
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