Dictionary/袖手旁观

袖手旁观 袖手旁觀

xìu shǒu páng guān

ㄒㄧㄡˋ ㄕㄡˇ ㄆㄤˊ ㄍㄨㄢ
HSK 7-9
1to watch with folded arms (idiom); to look on without lifting a finger

Characters

袖手旁观

Example

nǐ你yào shi要是bù不dā ying答应de huà的话，wǒ我jìu就xìu shǒu páng guān袖手旁观。
你要是不答应的话，我就袖手旁观。
If you don't make the promise, then I'll just stand by and watch.