坐观成败

坐观成败
zuòguānchéngbài

to sit and await success or failure (idiom); to wait to see the outcome of a fight before taking sides

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MEANING2 meanings

MEANING

  1. verb

    to sit and await success or failure (idiom); to wait to see the outcome of a fight before taking sides

    • We sit by and watch the outcome, not participating.

  2. verb

    to sit on the fence

    • We cannot sit by and watch success or failure unfold.

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CHARACTER ANALYSIS

Two people sitting down on the ground together — that is sitting.

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