Watching the fire from the other shore-watching someone's troubles coldly from a safe distance
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Geà àn guān Huè
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Watching people across the river catch fire. Metaphor when others are in danger, Dont Ask For Help, watching.
synonym
Look on coldly and destroy.
antonym
Go there bravely.
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"Emperor Kangxi" set fire to the * * * Temple 17 as the fake emperor ... Just when the * * * Temple in niujie was in a daze, a man watched the fire from the other side and waited anxiously. Who is it? Wu Sangui's eldest son, Wu. Today, I ate the fifty-second time of Kangxi the Great, and Grdan forgave the hero who only hated Soto ... and finally fled to the camp of his son-in-law Mussad. A few days ago, he hated his daughter and son-in-law for watching the fire from the other side and refused to contribute to him. Now, he feels lucky. Without a son-in-law, ... "Emperor Kangxi" 12 The punishment of killing white ducks disguised as the Forbidden City shocked the emperor's heart ... It was such a mess that their orphans and widows almost committed suicide. As a patriarch, the third uncle watched from the other side to avoid being ruined. Since then, the two families have forged a hatred. Until Longke became a chess piece ... Tang Digong Case-Chapter 18 Labyrinth Case ... Innocent, really hateful! Dear brothers, are you indifferent to the injustice in the world? "Everyone is silent, sitting on the wall ..." Han Jiaying, the Digong case in the Tang Dynasty ... Min Guotai said angrily: "Even if this place becomes a sea of fire, they will just watch the fire from the other side!" "Yes, the secretariat of adults don't know ... the ninth plan of" Thirty-six Plans ",watching the fire from the other side ... the attack method is the same as the fire attack in the first paragraph of Sun Tzu's Art of War, and the reason for the cautious action in the second paragraph is consistent with the meaning of watching the fire from the other side. Stories after the Warring States Period ... Chapter 33 of Emperor Qianlong made a surprise attack on Mafang Town to check the enemy's situation and stay in Tianwang Temple ... There is a story that Sixth Master had to think about. We set out early, and they withdrew their ambush and returned to their stronghold. Fan and others watched the fire on the other side, and we were miserable. We started late, and Fan and them suffered too much. The imperial court still ... The second chapter of Emperor Qianlong failed to count, the defeat was criticized, and Sha Shuai was arrogant ...: "As soon as the Tibetan soldiers came to sneak attack, I sent Hailancha to meet the rescue. How dare he fear the war and watch the fire from the other side! -I don't want to argue with him now. I am most worried about Zhang Guangsi. In some way ... burning incense and setting fire to the poisonous woman to avenge her death, drawing a sword to save the chivalrous man, and collecting two women can save one or two people. Because Hu Hongcai is a strange idea, he has a kind of mentality of watching from a distance and refuses to take sides. the next day ...