傍觀

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 傍觀 – see 旁觀 (“to be an onlooker; to look on; to stand by”). (This term is a variant form of 旁觀).

Derived terms

• 當局稱迷，傍觀必審 / 当局称迷，傍观必审
• 當局者迷，傍觀者清 / 当局者迷，傍观者清 (dāngjúzhě mí, pángguānzhě qīng)

 

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (傍觀):

• → Japanese: 傍観(ぼうかん) (bōkan)

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of 傍觀 – see the following entry.

【傍観ぼうかん】 [noun] onlooking; spectating passively [verb] to look on; to spectate passively

(This term, 傍觀, is the kyūjitai of the above term.)