缩手旁观 suōshǒupángguān to stand by with folded arms Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 缩手 縮手 suōshǒu to wash one's hands of To stop participating in something or to shrink from doing something or cease involvement旁观 旁觀 pángguān to look on to look on from the side; to observe without participating or interfering; to be an onlooker