páng​guān​zhě

observer

旁观者 (旁觀者) páng​guān​zhě
observer idiom
a person who watches an event or situation without being directly involved

旁观者当局者

páng​guān​zhě qīng, dāng​jú​zhě .

Bystanders see more clearly than those involved.

Frequency

Movie subtitles
2.89 per million appears in 1% of films
Written text
2.45 per million

Sources

Definitions
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