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旁观

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páng guān

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Definitions

  1. 1. spectator
  2. 2. non-participant

Words Containing 旁观

冷眼旁观
lěng yǎn páng guān

the cool eye of a bystander

拱手旁观
gǒng shǒu páng guān

to watch from the sidelines and do nothing (idiom)

旁观者
páng guān zhě

observer

旁观者清
páng guān zhě qīng

an outsider can see things more clearly or objectively than those involved (idiom)

当局者迷,旁观者清
dāng jú zhě mí , páng guān zhě qīng

(idiom) an outsider can see things more clearly or objectively than those involved

Child Words of 旁观

旁
páng

one side

观
guān

to look at

观
guàn

Taoist monastery

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