to watch with folded arms (idiom); to look on without lifting a finger

xiù shǒu páng guān

x+iù·4th tonesh+ǒu·3rd tonep+áng·2nd toneg+uān·1st tone

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If you don't make the promise, then I'll just stand by and watch.

你要是不答应的话，我就袖手旁观。

As long as good people do nothing, evil will triumph.

只要好人袖手旁观，恶人就会得胜。

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