"坐山觀虎鬥" meaning in Chinese

See 坐山觀虎鬥 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

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] Forms: 坐山观虎斗
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]
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  "literal_meaning": "to sit on top of the mountain to watch the tigers fight",
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        "to watch in safety while others fight, then reaping the spoils when both sides suffer."
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        "(figuratively) to watch in safety while others fight, then reaping the spoils when both sides suffer."
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      "zh-pron": "zuòshānguānhǔdòu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄕㄢ ㄍㄨㄢ ㄏㄨˇ ㄉㄡˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "zo⁶ saan¹ gun¹ fu² dau³"
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      "zh-pron": "zuòshānguānhǔdòu"
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        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "zuòshanguanhǔdòu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tso⁴-shan¹-kuan¹-hu³-tou⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "dzwò-shān-gwān-hǔ-dòu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tzuohshanguanhuudow"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "цзошаньгуаньхудоу"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "czošanʹguanʹxudou"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡su̯ɔ⁵¹ ʂän⁵⁵ ku̯än⁵⁵ xu²¹⁴⁻²¹ toʊ̯⁵¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "joh sāan gūn fú dau"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "dzo⁶ saan¹ gun¹ fu² dau³"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "zo⁶ san¹ gun¹ fu² deo³"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sɔː²² saːn⁵⁵ kuːn⁵⁵ fuː³⁵ tɐu̯³³/",
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        "Sinological-IPA"
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      "ipa": "/t͡su̯ɔ⁵¹ ʂän⁵⁵ ku̯än⁵⁵ xu²¹⁴⁻²¹ toʊ̯⁵¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sɔː²² saːn⁵⁵ kuːn⁵⁵ fuː³⁵ tɐu̯³³/"
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  "word": "坐山觀虎鬥"
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      "zh-pron": "zuòshānguānhǔdòu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄕㄢ ㄍㄨㄢ ㄏㄨˇ ㄉㄡˋ"
    },
    {
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        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
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      "zh-pron": "zo⁶ saan¹ gun¹ fu² dau³"
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      "zh-pron": "zuòshānguānhǔdòu"
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        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
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      "zh-pron": "zuòshanguanhǔdòu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
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        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tso⁴-shan¹-kuan¹-hu³-tou⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "dzwò-shān-gwān-hǔ-dòu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tzuohshanguanhuudow"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "цзошаньгуаньхудоу"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "czošanʹguanʹxudou"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡su̯ɔ⁵¹ ʂän⁵⁵ ku̯än⁵⁵ xu²¹⁴⁻²¹ toʊ̯⁵¹/",
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        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "joh sāan gūn fú dau"
    },
    {
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        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "dzo⁶ saan¹ gun¹ fu² dau³"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "zo⁶ san¹ gun¹ fu² deo³"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sɔː²² saːn⁵⁵ kuːn⁵⁵ fuː³⁵ tɐu̯³³/",
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        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡su̯ɔ⁵¹ ʂän⁵⁵ ku̯än⁵⁵ xu²¹⁴⁻²¹ toʊ̯⁵¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sɔː²² saːn⁵⁵ kuːn⁵⁵ fuː³⁵ tɐu̯³³/"
    }
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      "word": "徛懸山看馬相踢"
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        "Hokkien"
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      "word": "徛悬山看马相踢"
    }
  ],
  "word": "坐山觀虎鬥"
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