皇上不急太监急
huáng​shàng​bù​jí​tài​jiàn​jí

observers are more anxious than the party involved

  • created sense approved 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 — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    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.

    皇上 (literal) → 皇上 · huáng​shang · emperor 不 (literal) → 不 · bù · not 急 (literal) → 急 · jí · anxious 太监 (literal) → 太监/太監 · tài​jiàn · eunuch 急 (literal) → 急 · jí · anxious

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