当局者迷，旁观者清

Traditional: 當局者迷，旁觀者清

dāng jú zhě mí , páng guān zhě qīng

Dictionary entry

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

What does 当局者迷，旁观者清 mean?

当局者迷，旁观者清 (dāng jú zhě mí , páng guān zhě qīng) has the following dictionary meaning.

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

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当dāng(onom.) dong · ding dong (bell)局júnarrow 者zhě(after a verb or adjective) one who (is) ... · (after a noun) person involved in ...迷míto bewilder · crazy about 旁pángone side · other 观Guànsurname Guan 清QīngQing (Wade-Giles: Ch'ing) dynasty of China (1644–1911) · surname Qing

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How to pronounce 当局者迷，旁观者清

当局者迷，旁观者清

dāng jú zhě mí , páng guān zhě qīng

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