created sense approved 袖手 · xiùshǒu · to hide one's hands in one's sleeves — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
袖手
xiùshǒu
to hide one's hands in one's sleeves
To place one's hands inside the opposite sleeves, as was common in traditional Chinese clothing
袖 (literal) → 袖 · xiù · to tuck in a sleeve 手 (literal) → 手 · shǒu · hand
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition
created sense approved 袖手 · xiùshǒu · to look on — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
袖手
xiùshǒu
to look on
To stand by and watch without getting involved or offering help; to remain unconcerned
袖 (literal) → 袖 · xiù · to tuck in a sleeve 手 (literal) → 手 · shǒu · hand
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition