拼音:zuò shān guān hǔ dòu
注音:ㄗㄨㄛˋㄕㄢㄍㄨㄢㄏㄨˇㄉㄡˋ
解释:比喻对双方的斗争采取旁观的态度,等到双方都受到损伤,再从中捞取好处。
出处:《史记·张仪列传》:“两虎方且食牛,食甘必争,斗则大者伤、小者死;从伤而刺之,一举必有双虎之名。”
英语:watch in safety while others fight,then reap the spoils when both sides are exhausted
战国时期,韩国和魏国打了一年多还不分胜负,秦惠王想出兵干涉,楚国使者陈轸给秦惠王讲卞庄子利用两虎相争必有一伤的道理,得到它们两败俱伤时一举打死两只老虎,劝秦惠王采取坐山观虎斗的计策,等待时机再消灭这两国。
The metaphor is to take a bystander attitude towards the struggle between the two sides, wait until both sides are injured, and then reap benefits from it.
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