隔岸觀火 — ge2 an4 guan1 huo3 — Chinese Dictionary

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隔

岸

觀

火

隔

岸

觀

火

Definitions4 characters

ge² an⁴ guan¹ huo³

to watch the fires burning across the river/to delay entering the fray until all others have been exhausted by fighting amongst themselves (idiom)

Usage•••frequent

Pronunciations

隔

岸

觀

火

As word

1

ge²

to watch the fires burning across the river/to delay entering the fray until all others have been exhausted by fighting amongst themselves (idiom)

2

an⁴

to watch the fires burning across the river/to delay entering the fray until all others have been exhausted by fighting amongst themselves (idiom)

3

guan¹

to watch the fires burning across the river/to delay entering the fray until all others have been exhausted by fighting amongst themselves (idiom)

4

huo³

to watch the fires burning across the river/to delay entering the fray until all others have been exhausted by fighting amongst themselves (idiom)