袖手傍観

しゅうしゅぼうかん

Meanings

1. Noun, する verb, Transitive looking on with folded arms (with one's hands in one's sleeves); remaining a passive onlooker

Kanji

• 袖 sleeve. Read as シュウ.
• 手 hand. Read as シュ.
• 傍 beside. Read as ボウ.
• 観 view. Read as カン.

Word lists

• Yojijukugo (四字熟語)

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