袖手旁觀

zau6 sau2 pong4 gun1

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

2 Written Forms

Meanings

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

Written Forms

袖手旁觀Traditional · Main Form
袖手旁观Alternate Form

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