袖手旁觀

See also: 袖手旁观

Chinese

		to put one's hands into the sleeves; to take a do-nothing attitude; to look on	to be an onlooker; to look on; to stand by
trad. (袖手旁觀)		袖手	旁觀
simp. (袖手旁观)		袖手	旁观

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xiùshǒu pángguān

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄡˋ ㄕㄡˇ ㄆㄤˊ ㄍㄨㄢ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zau⁶ sau² pong⁴ gun¹
Min Nan (POJ): siū-chhiú-pông-koan

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: xiùshǒu pángguān
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄡˋ ㄕㄡˇ ㄆㄤˊ ㄍㄨㄢ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiowshoou pangrguan
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ pʰɑŋ³⁵ ku̯a̠n⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: zau⁶ sau² pong⁴ gun¹
  - Yale: jauh sáu pòhng gūn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzau⁶ sau² pong⁴ gun¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: zeo⁶ seo² pong⁴ gun¹
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡sɐu̯²² sɐu̯³⁵ pʰɔːŋ²¹ kuːn⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siū-chhiú-pông-koan
  - Tâi-lô: siū-tshiú-pông-kuan
  - Phofsit Daibuun: siuxchiw'pongkoafn
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ɕiu²²⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pɔŋ²⁴⁻²² kuan⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ɕiu⁴¹⁻²² t͡ɕʰiu⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ pɔŋ²⁴⁻²² kuan³³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɕiu²²⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pɔŋ¹³⁻²² kuan⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /ɕiu³³⁻¹¹ t͡ɕʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pɔŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ kuan⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɕiu³³⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰiu⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ pɔŋ²³⁻³³ kuan⁴⁴/

Idiom

袖手旁觀

put hands into the sleeves and look on; observe and do nothing; sit by

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