| 当局者迷，旁观者清 |
dāng jú zhě mí , páng guān zhě qīng |
(idiom) an outsider can see things more clearly or objectively than those involved |
| 当 |
dāng |
(onom.) dong / ding dong (bell) |
| 当 |
dāng |
to be / to act as / manage / withstand / when / during / ought / should / match equally / equal / same / obstruct / just at (a time or place) / on the spot / right / just at |
| 当 |
dàng |
at or in the very same... / suitable / adequate / fitting / proper / to replace / to regard as / to think / to pawn / (coll.) to fail (a student) |
| 当局 |
dāng jú |
authorities |
| 局 |
jú |
narrow |
| 局 |
jú |
office / situation / classifier for games: match, set, round etc |
| 局 |
jú |
cramped; narrow |
| 者 |
zhě |
(after a verb or adjective) one who (is) ... / (after a noun) person involved in ... / -er / -ist / (used after a number or 后 or 前 to refer to sth mentioned previously) / (used after a term, to mark a pause before defining the term) / (old) (used at the end of a command) / (old) this |
| 迷 |
mí |
to bewilder / crazy about / fan / enthusiast / lost / confused |
| 旁 |
páng |
one side / other / different / lateral component of a Chinese character (such as 刂, 亻 etc) |
| 旁观 |
páng guān |
spectator / non-participant |
| 旁观者 |
páng guān zhě |
observer / spectator |
| 旁观者清 |
páng guān zhě qīng |
an outsider can see things more clearly or objectively than those involved (idiom) |
| 观 |
Guàn |
surname Guan |
| 观 |
guān |
to look at / to watch / to observe / to behold / to advise / concept / point of view / outlook |
| 观 |
guàn |
Taoist monastery / palace gate watchtower / platform |
| 者 |
zhě |
(after a verb or adjective) one who (is) ... / (after a noun) person involved in ... / -er / -ist / (used after a number or 后 or 前 to refer to sth mentioned previously) / (used after a term, to mark a pause before defining the term) / (old) (used at the end of a command) / (old) this |
| 清 |
Qīng |
Qing (Wade-Giles: Ch'ing) dynasty of China (1644-1911) / surname Qing |
| 清 |
qīng |
(of water etc) clear; clean / quiet; still / pure; uncorrupted / clear; distinct / to clear; to settle (accounts) |