| 坐山观虎斗 |
zuò shān guān hǔ dòu |
lit. sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight (idiom) / fig. watch in safety whilst others fight then reap the rewards when both sides are exhausted |
| 坐 |
Zuò |
surname Zuo |
| 坐 |
zuò |
to sit / to take a seat / to take (a bus, airplane etc) / to bear fruit / variant of 座 |
| 山 |
Shān |
surname Shan |
| 山 |
shān |
mountain; hill (CL:座) / (coll.) small bundle of straw for silkworms to spin cocoons on |
| 观 |
Guàn |
surname Guan |
| 观 |
guān |
to look at / to watch / to observe / to behold / to advise / concept / point of view / outlook |
| 观 |
guàn |
Taoist monastery / palace gate watchtower / platform |
| 虎 |
hǔ |
tiger / CL:只 |
| 斗 |
Dǒu |
abbr. for the Big Dipper constellation 北斗星 |
| 斗 |
dǒu |
dry measure for grain equal to ten 升 or one-tenth of a 石 / decaliter / peck / cup or dipper shaped object / old variant of 陡 |
| 斗 |
dòu |
to fight / to struggle / to condemn / to censure / to contend / to put together / coming together |
| 斗 |
dòu |
variant of 斗 |
| 斗 |
dòu |
variant of 斗 |
| 斗 |
dòu |
variant of 斗 |