企喺城樓睇馬打交

Chinese
plan a project; stand on tiptoe (Cantonese) be ...-ing; in, at, within; to be (located) city gate tower
 
look down upon; (Cantonese) to look; to see
look down upon; (Cantonese) to look; to see; to look after; to think
 horse; surname to fight; to quarrel; to argue
trad. (企喺城樓睇馬打交) 企 喺 城樓 睇 馬 打交
simp. (企喺城楼睇马打交) 企 喺 城楼 睇 马 打交
alternative forms 企响城樓睇馬打交／企响城楼睇马打交
Literally: “to stand on the city gate tower to watch horses fighting”.

Pronunciation

Idiom

企喺城樓睇馬打交

  1. (Cantonese, figuratively) to watch in safety while others fight, then reaping the spoils when both sides suffer.

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