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當局者迷，旁觀者清
简 当局者迷，旁观者清 · 繁 當局者迷，旁觀者清Mandarin · pinyin dāng jú zhě mí , páng guān zhě qīng
Meanings
- (idiom) an outsider can see things more clearly or objectively than those involved
Characters in this entry
- 當
- dāng · bear, accept, undertake; just
- 局
- jú · bureau, office; circumstance
- 者
- zhě · that which; he who; those who
- 迷
- mí · bewitch, charm, infatuate
- 旁
- páng · side; by side, close by, near
- 觀
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- 清
- qīng · clear, pure, clean; peaceful
- 当
- dāng · bear, accept, undertake; just
- 观
- guān · see, observe, view; appearance
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dong1 guk6 ze2 mai4 ，pong4 gun1 ze2 cing1
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