食住花生等睇戲 [－－－－－－戏]

Jyutping sik6 zyu6 faa1 sang1 dang2 tai2 hei3
Pinyin shí zhù huā shēng děng dì xì

Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 語句
    好似​睇​戲一樣​，​旁觀​一樣​戲劇​性​嘅​嘢​發​生
    to watch a dramatic event unfold as a bystander; literally: to eat peanuts while waiting for the movie to start
  2. 近義詞
    剝花生、隔岸觀火、食花生
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. phrase, Hong-Kong, Internet, idiomatic
    to watch a conflict and treat it as an entertainment
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    食住花生等睇戏
    食住花生等睇戲
    sik6 zyu6 faa1 sang1 dang2 tai2 hei3
    • to eat peanuts while watching a dramatic event unfold as a bystander