旁观袖手 — “To stand by idly with folded arms”
旁观袖手 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to stand by idly with folded arms”. Indicating a refusal to get involved or offer assistance in a situation. Literally, “to watch from the side with folded sleeves/arms”.
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旁观袖手 Pronunciation and Pinyin
旁观袖手 Character Breakdown
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看到同事在项目上遇到难题，他却只是旁观袖手，不愿主动提供帮助。
Seeing his colleague facing difficulties with the project, he merely stood by with folded arms, unwilling to proactively offer help.
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- páng旁zhēng征bó博fǎng访extensively research and cite widely
- páng旁zhǐ指qǔ曲yù谕enlighten indirectly and subtly
- páng旁tuī推cè侧yǐn引enlighten and guide indirectly
- páng旁sōu搜bó博cǎi采extensively collect and gather information
- páng旁sōu搜yuǎn远shào绍extensively research and learn from past masters
- páng旁yáo摇yīn阴shān煽covertly incite discord widely
- páng旁shōu收bó博cǎi采extensively gather and absorb
- páng旁qiāo敲cè侧jī击make indirect allusions or criticisms
- páng旁wén文shèng剩yì义ancillary or superfluous text
- páng旁zhī枝mò末jié节minor details or side issues
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Open the tool →Questions about 旁观袖手
What does 旁观袖手 mean?
旁观袖手 (páng guān xiù shǒu) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to stand by idly with folded arms”.
How do you pronounce 旁观袖手?
旁观袖手 is pronounced páng guān xiù shǒu in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 旁观袖手 literally mean?
Literally, 旁观袖手 means “to watch from the side with folded sleeves/arms”. It is used to mean “to stand by idly with folded arms”.
What is the Chinese definition of 旁观袖手?
把手笼在袖子里在旁观看。比喻置身事外，不过问也不协助