袖手旁观 / 袖手旁觀
xiù shǒu páng guān
Meaning
- to watch with folded arms (idiom) · to look on without lifting a finger
Example sentences
她什么也不做，只是袖手旁观。
她什麼也不做，只是袖手旁觀。
tā shén me yě bù zuò， zhǐ shì xiù shǒu páng guān。
She did nothing; she simply stood by and watched.
你要是不答应的话，我就袖手旁观。
你要是不答應的話，我就袖手旁觀。
nǐ yào shì bù dā yìng de huà， wǒ jiù xiù shǒu páng guān。
If you don't agree, I'll just stand by and watch.