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袖手旁观
袖手旁觀
xiùshǒupángguān
1. to watch with folded arms (idiom); to look on without lifting a finger

Character Breakdown

袖
xiù
sleeve
HSK 6 10 丶
手
shǒu
hand
HSK 2 4 丶
旁
páng
side; beside, close, nearby
HSK 2 10 丶
观
guān
to observe, to spectate; appearance, view
HSK 4 6 丶

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