Traditional display

拱手旁观

gǒng shǒu páng guān

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Definitions

1. to watch from the sidelines and do nothing (idiom)

Child Words of 拱手旁观

• 手 手 shǒu: hand
• 拱 拱 gǒng: to cup one's hands in salute
• 旁 旁 páng: one side
• 旁观 旁观 páng guān: spectator
• 拱手 拱手 gǒng shǒu: to cup one's hands in obeisance or greeting
• 观 观 guān: to look at
• 观 观 guàn: Taoist monastery