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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

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

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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
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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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