壁上观
bì​shàng​guān

to watch from the sidelines

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

    壁上观 / 壁上觀 bì​shàng​guān

    作壁上观 / 作壁上觀 zuò​bì​shàng​guān

    synonym

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 壁上观/壁上觀 · bì​shàng​guān · to watch from the sidelines — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    壁上观 / 壁上觀

    bì​shàng​guān

    to watch from the sidelines

    To watch a struggle from a safe distance without getting involved; to sit by and watch others fight; often appears in the form [[作壁上观|作壁上觀|zuo4 bi4 shang4 guan1]]

    壁 (literal) → 壁 · bì · rampart 上 (bound) → 上 · shang · on 观 (literal) → 观/觀 · guān · to look at

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense