"隔岸觀火" meaning in Chinese

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Phrase

IPA: /kɤ³⁵ ˀän⁵¹ ku̯än⁵⁵ xu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /kaːk̚³ ŋɔːn²² kuːn⁵⁵ fɔː³⁵/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /kɤ³⁵ ˀän⁵¹ ku̯än⁵⁵ xu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/, /kaːk̚³ ŋɔːn²² kuːn⁵⁵ fɔː³⁵/ Chinese transliterations: gé'ànguānhuǒ [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄍㄜˊ ㄢˋ ㄍㄨㄢ ㄏㄨㄛˇ [Mandarin, bopomofo], gaak³ ngon⁶ gun¹ fo² [Cantonese, Jyutping], gé'ànguānhuǒ [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], gé-ànguanhuǒ [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], ko²-an⁴-kuan¹-huo³ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], gé-àn-gwān-hwǒ [Mandarin, Yale], gerannguanhuoo [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], гэаньгуаньхо [Mandarin, Palladius], gɛanʹguanʹxo [Mandarin, Palladius], gaak ngohn gūn fó [Cantonese, Yale], gaak⁸ ngon⁶ gun¹ fo² [Cantonese, Pinyin], gag³ ngon⁶ gun¹ fo² [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization]
Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 隔岸觀火
  1. (figurative) to delay entering the fray until all others have been exhausted by fighting amongst themselves Tags: figuratively, idiomatic
    Sense id: en-隔岸觀火-zh-phrase-VzNYEFzv Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header, Thirty-Six Stratagems

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      "zh-pron": "gé'ànguānhuǒ"
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      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄍㄜˊ ㄢˋ ㄍㄨㄢ ㄏㄨㄛˇ"
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      "tags": [
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        "Jyutping"
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      "zh-pron": "gaak³ ngon⁶ gun¹ fo²"
    },
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        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "gé'ànguānhuǒ"
    },
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        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
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      "zh-pron": "gé-ànguanhuǒ"
    },
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        "Wade-Giles"
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      "zh-pron": "ko²-an⁴-kuan¹-huo³"
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      "zh-pron": "gé-àn-gwān-hwǒ"
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      "zh-pron": "gerannguanhuoo"
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        "Palladius"
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      "zh-pron": "гэаньгуаньхо"
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        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "gɛanʹguanʹxo"
    },
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      "ipa": "/kɤ³⁵ ˀän⁵¹ ku̯än⁵⁵ xu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/",
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      "zh-pron": "gaak ngohn gūn fó"
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      "zh-pron": "gaak⁸ ngon⁶ gun¹ fo²"
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      "zh-pron": "gag³ ngon⁶ gun¹ fo²"
    },
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      "ipa": "/kɤ³⁵ ˀän⁵¹ ku̯än⁵⁵ xu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/"
    },
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      "ipa": "/kaːk̚³ ŋɔːn²² kuːn⁵⁵ fɔː³⁵/"
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      "zh-pron": "gé'ànguānhuǒ"
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      "zh-pron": "ㄍㄜˊ ㄢˋ ㄍㄨㄢ ㄏㄨㄛˇ"
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      "zh-pron": "gé'ànguānhuǒ"
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      "zh-pron": "gɛanʹguanʹxo"
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      "zh-pron": "gaak⁸ ngon⁶ gun¹ fo²"
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      "zh-pron": "gag³ ngon⁶ gun¹ fo²"
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