縮手旁觀
suō​shǒu​páng​guān

to stand by with folded arms

  • created sense approved 缩手旁观/縮手旁觀 · suō​shǒu​páng​guān · to stand by with folded arms — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    缩手旁观 / 縮手旁觀

    suō​shǒu​páng​guān

    to stand by with folded arms

    to stand by and watch without helping; to remain uninvolved in a situation that requires action

    sù​shǒu​páng​guān

    缩手 (literal) → 缩手/縮手 · suō​shǒu · to wash one's hands of 旁观 (literal) → 旁观/旁觀 · páng​guān · to look on

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

    created sense