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Meaning of 隔岸观火

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àn guān huǒ (Trad.: 隔岸觀火)
to watch the fires burning across the river; to delay entering the fray until all others have been exhausted by fighting amongst themselves (idiom)
Example Sentences
1
The English nation merely sees the fire and hears the report of the explosion;
2
西
I would not mind any of this if the French did not keep harping on with malicious glee about how tough things are across the Atlantic.
3
This was the Defence Secretary's theme, that the allegations made by many from a comfortable distance are just plain false.
4
线
But organised crime, often hidden from public view, may well continue to take a back seat to more obvious nuisances.
5
One group is watching the tablet war with a certain detached amusement: comic book stores.