旁觀
simp旁观pong4 gun1páng guān
English
- spectator
- non-participant
- to look on; to be an onlooker
粵語 — Cantonese
- 喺側邊齋睇,唔參與亦唔表態
Examples
旁观者清,当局者迷。
The authorities have no clue, but everyone else knows.
Tatoeba · sadhen CC BY
你要是不答应的话,我就袖手旁观。
If you don't make the promise, then I'll just stand by and watch.
Tatoeba · GlossaMatik CC BY
只要好人袖手旁观,恶人就会得胜。
As long as good people do nothing, evil will triumph.
Tatoeba · GlossaMatik CC BY
他在仅仅是在一旁旁观,而没有去阻止争吵。
He just looked on and didn't stop the quarrel.
Tatoeba · fenfang557 CC BY
旁觀者
onlooker
袖手旁觀
to look on with folded arms
Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk