冷眼旁观
lěng​yǎn​páng​guān

look on indifferently

  • created sense approved 冷眼旁观/冷眼旁觀 · lěng​yǎn​páng​guān · look on indifferently

    冷眼旁观 / 冷眼旁觀

    lěng​yǎn​páng​guān

    look on indifferently

    to observe with an indifferent attitude; to be a bystander (usually referring to someone who could get involved but chooses not to)

    面对他人的困境，他只是冷眼旁观，并没有伸出援手。

    idiom

    created sense