zuò​bì​shàng​guān

to sit by and watch

  • created reference approved 作壁上观/作壁上觀 → 壁上观/壁上觀 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    作壁上观 / 作壁上觀 zuò​bì​shàng​guān

    壁上观 / 壁上觀 bì​shàng​guān

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  • created reference approved 作壁上观/作壁上觀 → 袖手旁观/袖手旁觀 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    作壁上观 / 作壁上觀 zuò​bì​shàng​guān

    袖手旁观 / 袖手旁觀 xiù​shǒu​páng​guān

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  • created reference approved 作壁上观/作壁上觀 → 拔刀相助 (antonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    作壁上观 / 作壁上觀 zuò​bì​shàng​guān

    拔刀相助 bá​dāo​xiāng​zhù

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  • created reference approved 作壁上观/作壁上觀 → 置身其中 (antonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    作壁上观 / 作壁上觀 zuò​bì​shàng​guān

    置身其中 zhì​shēn​qí​zhōng

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  • created sense approved 作壁上观/作壁上觀 · zuò​bì​shàng​guān · to sit by and watch — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    作壁上观 / 作壁上觀

    zuò​bì​shàng​guān

    to sit by and watch

    To sit on the sidelines and watch without getting involved or helping either side; to be a bystander.

    作 (literal) → 作 · zuò · to regard as 壁上观 (literal) → 壁上观/壁上觀 · bì​shàng​guān · to watch from the sidelines

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