huáng​shàng​bù​jí​tài​jiàn​jí

observers are more anxious than the party involved

Senses

皇上不急太监急/ 皇上不急太監急 huáng​shàng​bù​jí​tài​jiàn​jí observers are more anxious than the party 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 about a matter than the person directly affected.

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