坐觀成敗zuò guān chéng bàisit and watch theresult of the battle; wait to see what will come of another’s venture; wait to see which side wins; look on coldly; be a mere onlooker
? 陸遜亦知其意，故假作興兵之勢(shì)以應(yīng)之，實(shí)是～耳。(《三國(guó)演義》850) Lu Xunknows it also quite well,and he is only making a show of raising an army as they arranged. The truth is he is sitting on the fence. 坐觀成敗zuò ɡuān chénɡ bài對(duì)于別人的成功和失敗采取袖手旁觀的態(tài)度。look on coldly, be a mere onlooker, sit and watch the results of |