dāng​jú​zhě​mí​páng​guān​zhě​qīng

an outsider sees more clearly

当局者迷,旁观者清 當局者迷,旁觀者清 dāng​jú​zhě​mí​páng​guān​zhě​qīng
an outsider sees more clearly
The person involved in a situation is often confused, while an onlooker can see things more clearly and objectively; originally used to describe chess players versus spectators.

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