sit and watch the result of the battle

sit and watch the result of the battle

As a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is Zu ò Gu ā NCH é NGB à I, which means to watch others' success or failure coldly. It comes from the biography of Tian Shu in historical records.

The origin of Idioms

According to the biography of Tian Shu in historical records, "when you see the beginning of a war, you want to sit and see whether it is successful or not; when you see the winner, you want to follow it."

Analysis of Idioms

Watching from the wall, watching the fire from the other side, watching from the other side

Idiom usage

Serial verb; predicate, object; derogatory. I think Hou Jichang, Xibo, is at ease. He disobeys the will of the emperor and stands still. It's really hateful to sit back and watch the success or failure. The second chapter of the romance of Fengshen by Xu Zhonglin in Ming Dynasty

Idiom story

In his later years, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty suspected that someone was going to murder him, so he sent Jiang Chong to investigate. Jiang Chong took the opportunity to kill his competitors and pointed the spearhead at Prince Liu Ju. Liu Ju couldn't bear to kill Jiang Chong. Emperor Wu of Han Dynasty sent troops to capture Liu Ju. Liu Ju asked Ren an for help. Ren an pretended to accept but did not send troops. When Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty knew about it, he was punished for his ambivalence.