坐视不救 — “Sit and watch without helping; look on idly and not save”
坐视不救 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to stand by idly and watch without offering help or intervention when someone is in difficulty or danger; to look on unconcerned while others suffer and make no effort to save them”. Literally, “Sit and watch without helping; look on idly and not save”.
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- zuò坐bù不ān安xí席too anxious to sit still
- zuò坐bù不kuī窥táng堂sit properly without looking around
- zuò坐bù不chóng重xí席live a frugal and simple life
- zuò坐yú于tú涂tàn炭to be in a wretched and filthy state
- zuò坐jǐng井kuī窥tiān天to have a very limited outlook
- zuò坐jǐng井guān观tiān天have a limited outlook
- zuò坐xiǎng享qí其gōng功enjoy others' hard work
- zuò坐xiǎng享qí其chéng成enjoy others' achievements without effort
- zuò坐yǐ以dài待wáng亡sit idly and await doom
- zuò坐yǐ以dài待dàn旦sit awaiting daybreak diligently
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What does 坐视不救 mean?
坐视不救 (zuò shì bù jiù) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to stand by idly and watch without offering help or intervention when someone is in difficulty or danger; to look on unconcerned while others suffer and make no effort to save them”.
How do you pronounce 坐视不救?
坐视不救 is pronounced zuò shì bù jiù in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 坐视不救 literally mean?
Literally, 坐视不救 means “Sit and watch without helping; look on idly and not save”. It is used to mean “to stand by idly and watch without offering help or intervention when someone is in difficulty or danger; to look on unconcerned while others suffer and make no effort to save them”.
What is the Chinese definition of 坐视不救?
坐视：坐着看。见别人遇到困难或危险，坐在一旁看着不去援救。