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袖手旁觀

xiùshǒupángguān

ㄒㄧㄡˋ ㄕㄡˇ ㄆㄤˊ ㄍㄨㄢ

Simplified 袖手旁观

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  1. 1to watch with folded arms (idiom); to look on without lifting a finger
Example

你要是不答應的話，我就袖手旁觀。

nǐ yàoshi bù dāying dehuà wǒ jiù xiùshǒupángguān

If you don't make the promise, then I'll just stand by and watch.

Keep 袖手旁觀 and it comes back until you know it.

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