当局者迷，旁观者清
dāng​jú​zhě​mí​páng​guān​zhě​qīng

an outsider sees more clearly

  1. 当局者迷 當局者迷 dāng​jú​zhě​mí
    one directly concerned lacks objectivity
    The person involved in a situation often sees less clearly than an outsider; one is easily blinded by their own involvement.
  2. ， páng
    non-Chinese
  3. 旁观者清 旁觀者清 páng​guān​zhě​qīng
    an onlooker sees most clearly
    an outsider or onlooker often sees things more clearly or objectively than those directly involved; often used in combination with 当局者迷 dāng​jú​zhě​mí