置身事外

zhì shēn shì wài

Dictionary entry

(idiom) not to get involved; to stay out of it

What does 置身事外 mean?

置身事外 (zhì shēn shì wài) has the following dictionary meaning.

1(idiom) not to get involved; to stay out of it

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置zhìto install · to place 身shēnbody · life 事shìmatter · thing 外wàioutside · in addition

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How to pronounce 置身事外

置身事外

zhì shēn shì wài

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