对岸观火

[duì àn guān huŏ]

'Watch the fire on the opposite bank'- metaphorically refers to taking advantage of someone else's difficulties or conflicts without participating or intervening; being a passive observer in someone else's chaos.

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作壁上观隔岸观火 [zuò bì shàng guān gé àn guān huŏ]
Literally watch the fire burning on the opposite bank This idiom describes a bystanders attitude ...
你隔岸观火不救我 [nĭ gé àn guān huŏ bù jiù wŏ]
You watch the fire from the other shore and wont save me A metaphor describing the feeling when a close ...