We’re happy to bring you free Chinese lessons. This series dives into idioms and proverbs, meaningful and practical. Today’s phrase is 「坐觀成敗」, with its usage explained below.
This time, our spotlight is on the idiom 「坐觀成敗」. Its meaning and how it’s applied are described below.
Watch other people’s success or failure with a cold eye.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
zuò guān chéng bài
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
cho5 gun1 sing4 baai6
The collection of Chinese idioms is enormous, with each one holding its own meaning and purpose. We hope these resources can assist you in better understanding and learning Chinese.
