袖手旁观

xiùshǒupángguān

to watch with folded arms (idiom); to look on without lifting a finger

Traditional 袖手旁觀
HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9 verb

Meaning

xiùshǒupángguān xiu4 shou3 pang2 guan1
  1. to watch with folded arms (idiom); to look on without lifting a finger

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