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旁觀者清

简旁观者清 · 繁旁觀者清

Mandarin · pinyin páng guān zhě qīng

an outsider can see things more clearly or objectively than those involved (idiom)

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旁: páng · side; by side, close by, near
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者: zhě · that which; he who; those who
清: qīng · clear, pure, clean; peaceful
观: guān · see, observe, view; appearance

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2–1–3–1 · pang2 guan1 zhe3 qing1

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pong4 gun1 ze2 cing1

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