Entry
隔岸觀火
Source
CEDict 100318
Characters
隔 岸 觀 火
Miscellaneous
Traditional
隔岸觀火
Simplified
隔岸观火
Pinyin
ge2 an4 guan1 huo3
English
to watch the fires burning across the river to delay entering the fray until all others have been exhausted by fighting amongst themselves (idiom)
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