置身局外
zhì​shēn​jú​wài

to keep aloof

  • created sense approved 置身局外 · zhì​shēn​jú​wài · to keep aloof — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    置身局外

    zhì​shēn​jú​wài

    to keep aloof

    to keep oneself out of it; to stay out of the matter and remain indifferent as if one were an outsider

    置身 (literal) → 置身 · zhì​shēn · to place oneself 局外 (literal) → 局外 · jú​wài · outside

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