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隔岸观火 (隔岸觀火)

gé àn guān huǒ

Definition

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

Character Decomposition

隔
=
阝
+
鬲
岸
=
山
+
厈
观
=
又
+
见
火
=
人
+
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