- 旁观者清 pángguānzhěqīng spectators see clearlyan outsider can see things more clearly or objectively than those involved
- 当局者迷，旁观者清 dāngjúzhěmí, pángguānzhěqīng bystanders see clearerthe person involved is confused while the onlooker sees clearly; an outsider can see things more objectively than those involved