皇帝不急太监急
huáng​dì​bù​jí​tài​jiàn​jí

observers are more anxious than those involved

皇帝不急太监急 皇帝不急太監急 huáng​dì​bù​jí​tài​jiàn​jí
observers are more anxious than those involved
Literally "the emperor is not worried, but his eunuchs are"; used to describe a situation where bystanders or observers are more concerned or impatient than the person directly affected by a problem.