当局者迷，旁观者清
dāng​jú​zhě​mí​páng​guān​zhě​qīng

an outsider sees more clearly

  • created reference approved 当局者迷，旁观者清/當局者迷，旁觀者清 → 当局者迷/當局者迷 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    当局者迷，旁观者清 / 當局者迷，旁觀者清 dāng​jú​zhě​mí​páng​guān​zhě​qīng

    当局者迷 / 當局者迷 dāng​jú​zhě​mí

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  • created reference approved 当局者迷，旁观者清/當局者迷，旁觀者清 → 旁观者清/旁觀者清 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    当局者迷，旁观者清 / 當局者迷，旁觀者清 dāng​jú​zhě​mí​páng​guān​zhě​qīng

    旁观者清 / 旁觀者清 páng​guān​zhě​qīng

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  • created sense approved 当局者迷，旁观者清/當局者迷，旁觀者清 · dāng​jú​zhě​mí​páng​guān​zhě​qīng · an outsider sees more clearly — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    当局者迷，旁观者清 / 當局者迷，旁觀者清

    dāng​jú​zhě​mí​páng​guān​zhě​qīng

    an outsider sees more clearly

    The person involved in a situation is often confused, while an onlooker can see things more clearly and objectively; originally used to describe chess players versus spectators.

    当局者迷 (literal) → 当局者迷/當局者迷 · dāng​jú​zhě​mí · one directly concerned lacks objectivity ， (non_chinese) 旁观者清 (literal) → 旁观者清/旁觀者清 · páng​guān​zhě​qīng · an onlooker sees most clearly

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