當局者迷，旁觀者清

See also: 当局者迷，旁观者清

Chinese

		authorities; those in power; government authorities; those in power; government; regime	‑ist, ‑er (person); person (who does sth)	bewildered; lost; confused		onlooker; observer; spectator onlooker; observer; spectator; bystander	clear; distinct; complete clear; distinct; complete; pure
trad. (當局者迷，旁觀者清)		當局	者	迷	，	旁觀者	清
simp. (当局者迷，旁观者清)		当局	者	迷	，	旁观者	清
Literally: “Those involved in the matter are easily blinded to the truth, and those not involved can see things clearly.”

Etymology

Originally said of chess games.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): dāngjú zhě mí, pángguān zhě qīng

(Zhuyin): ㄉㄤㄐㄩˊ ㄓㄜˇ ㄇㄧˊ , ㄆㄤˊ ㄍㄨㄢㄓㄜˇ ㄑㄧㄥ
Cantonese (Jyutping): dong¹ guk⁶ ze² mai⁴, pong⁴ gun¹ ze² cing¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: dāngjú zhě mí, pángguān zhě qīng
  - Zhuyin: ㄉㄤㄐㄩˊ ㄓㄜˇ ㄇㄧˊ , ㄆㄤˊ ㄍㄨㄢㄓㄜˇ ㄑㄧㄥ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: dangjyú jhě mí, pángguan jhě cing
  - Wade–Giles: tang¹-chü² chê³ mi², pʻang²-kuan¹ chê³ chʻing¹
  - Yale: dāng-jyú jě mí-, páng-gwān jě chīng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dangjyu jee mi, parngguan jee ching
  - Palladius: данцзюй чжэ ми, пангуань чжэ цин (danczjuj čžɛ mi, panguanʹ čžɛ cin)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tɑŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕy³⁵ ʈ͡ʂɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ mi³⁵ pʰɑŋ³⁵ ku̯än⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: dong¹ guk⁶ ze² mai⁴, pong⁴ gun¹ ze² cing¹
  - Yale: dōng guhk jé màih, pòhng gūn jé chīng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dong¹ guk⁹ dze² mai⁴, pong⁴ gun¹ dze² tsing¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: dong¹ gug⁶ zé² mei⁴, pong⁴ gun¹ zé² qing¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tɔːŋ⁵⁵ kʊk̚² t͡sɛː³⁵ mɐi̯²¹ pʰɔːŋ²¹ kuːn⁵⁵ t͡sɛː³⁵ t͡sʰɪŋ⁵⁵/

Proverb

當局者迷，旁觀者清

Lookers-on see most of the game.

Synonyms

當局者迷，傍觀者清／当局者迷，傍观者清 (dāngjú zhě mí pángguān zhě qīng)

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