置身事外
zhì​shēn​shì​wài

to stay out of it

  • created reference approved 置身事外 → 袖手旁观/袖手旁觀 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    置身事外 zhì​shēn​shì​wài

    袖手旁观 / 袖手旁觀 xiù​shǒu​páng​guān

    synonym

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  • created sense approved 置身事外 · zhì​shēn​shì​wài · to stay out of it — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    置身事外

    zhì​shēn​shì​wài

    to stay out of it

    (idiom) to keep oneself out of a matter; to stay aloof or uninvolved

    置身 (literal) → 置身 · zhì​shēn · to place oneself 事 (literal) → 事 · shì · responsibility 外 (literal) → 外 · wài · outside

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

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