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look on coldly; wait to see what will come of another's venture; be a mere on-looker; sit and watch the result of the battle

zuò guān chéng bài

坐 观 成 败

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deroglook on coldly; wait to see what will come of another's venture; be a mere on-looker; sit and watch the result of the battle
- tā biǎo miàn kàn qǐ lai bǎo chí zhōng lì qí shí shì zài zuò guān chéng bài
  他表面看起来保持中立，其实是在坐观成败。
  He remained neutral on the surface, but actually he was looking on coldly.
synonym
lěng yǎn páng guān冷眼旁观 gé àn guān huǒ隔岸观火 zuò bì shàng guān作壁上观 gé shān guān hǔ隔山观虎
antonym
bá dāo xiāng zhù拔刀相助

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