拱手旁观
Traditional form:
拱手旁觀
Pinyin (reading):
gǒngshǒupángguān
Definitions:
- to watch from the sidelines and do nothing (idiom)
Characters:
- 拱 - to salute, to bow; arched; arch
- 手 - hand
- 旁 - side; beside, close, nearby
- 观 - to observe, to spectate; appearance, view
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