皇帝不急急死太监
huáng​dì​bù​jí​jí​sǐ​tài​jiàn

observers are more anxious than the party involved

  • created sense approved 皇帝不急急死太监/皇帝不急急死太監 · huáng​dì​bù​jí​jí​sǐ​tài​jiàn · observers are more anxious than the party involved — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    皇帝不急急死太监 / 皇帝不急急死太監

    huáng​dì​bù​jí​jí​sǐ​tài​jiàn

    observers are more anxious than the party involved

    (idiom) Literally "the emperor is not worried, but the eunuchs are dying of anxiety"; used to describe situations where a person is relaxed while those around them are extremely worried on their behalf.

    皇帝 (literal) → 皇帝 · huáng​dì · emperor 不 (literal) → 不 · bù · not 急 (literal) → 急 · jí · anxious 急 (literal) → 急 · jí · to make anxious 死 (literal) → 死 · sǐ · extremely 太监 (literal) → 太监/太監 · tài​jiàn · eunuch

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