徛懸山看馬相踢

Chinese
to stand tall; high mountain; hill
 
to see; to look at; to look after
to see; to look at; to look after; to take care of; to watch; to guard; it depends; think
 horse; surname
 
each other; appearance; portrait
each other; appearance; portrait; picture; one another; mutually
 kick; play (football or soccer)
trad. (徛懸山看馬相踢) 徛 懸 山 看 馬 相 踢
simp. (徛悬山看马相踢) 徛 悬 山 看 马 相 踢
Literally: “to stand on a high mountain to watch the horses kicking each other”.

Pronunciation

  • Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): khiā koâiⁿ soaⁿ khòaⁿ bé sio-that / khiā koân soaⁿ khòaⁿ bé sio-that

Idiom

徛懸山看馬相踢

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

Synonyms
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.