隔岸观火

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 隔岸观火 – see 隔岸觀火 (“to watch the fires burning across the river; to delay entering the fray until all others have been exhausted by fighting amongst themselves”). (This term is the simplified form of 隔岸觀火).

Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.