Meanings
- to watch the fires burning across the river
- to delay entering the fray until all others have been exhausted by fighting amongst themselves (idiom)
Written Forms
隔岸觀火Traditional · Main Form
隔岸观火Alternate Form
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to watch the fires burning across the river · to delay entering the fray until all others have been exhausted by fighting amongst themselves (idiom)