xiù shǒu páng guān

Traditional: 袖手旁觀

HSK 7–9

袖手旁观 (xiù shǒu páng guān) is a Chinese word meaning “to watch with folded arms (idiom); to look on without lifting a finger”.

Meanings

  1. 1to watch with folded arms (idiom); to look on without lifting a finger

Characters in 袖手旁观

袖xiù · sleeve手shǒu · hand旁páng · one side观guān · to look at

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