袖手旁观

Traditional form:

袖手旁觀

Pinyin (reading):

xiùshǒupángguān

Definitions:

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

Characters:

• 袖 - sleeve
• 手 - hand
• 旁 - side; beside, close, nearby
• 观 - to observe, to spectate; appearance, view

Traditional characters:

• 袖 - sleeve
• 手 - hand
• 旁 - side; beside, close, nearby
• 觀 - to observe, to spectate; appearance, view