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
你要是不答应的话，我就袖手旁观。
nǐ yào shi bù dā ying de huà， wǒ jiù xiù shǒu páng guān。
If you don't make the promise, then I'll just stand by and watch.
只要好人袖手旁观，恶人就会得胜。
zhǐ yào hǎo rén xiù shǒu páng guān， è rén jiù huì dé shèng。
As long as good people do nothing, evil will triumph.