坐山觀虎鬥

sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight / watch in safety whilst others fight then reap the rewards when both sides are exhausted (idiom)

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

to sit / to take a seat / to take (a bus, airplane etc) / to bear fruit / variant of 座[zuo4]

mountain / hill / anything that resembles a mountain / CL:座[zuo4] / bundled straw in which silkworms spin cocoons / gable

surname Guan

to look at / to watch / to observe / to behold / to advise / concept / point of view / outlook

Taoist monastery / palace gate watchtower / platform

tiger / CL:隻|只[zhi1]

to fight / to struggle / to condemn / to censure / to contend / to put together / coming together