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粵語辭叢

袖手旁觀

zau6 sau2 pong4 gun1included in 2 dictionaries
diu6 siu2 pong4 guon1included in 1 dictionaries
粵典 (words.hk)Hong KongWord
Jyutping:
zau6 sau2 pong4 gun1

淨係喺隔籬睇,唔出手,唔幫手,唔干涉 (to sit back and watch; to stand by indifferently; literally: to put the hands in one's sleeves and look on)

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如果你見到我暈咗,你唔會袖手旁觀啩!

jyu4 gwo2 nei5 gin3 dou2 ngo5 wan4 zo2, nei5 m4 wui5 zau6 sau2 pong4 gun1 gwaa3!

If you see me faint, you won't sit back and watch, right?

維基辭典YuePhrase
Jyutping:
zau6 sau2 pong4 gun1Original phonetic: /t͡sɐu̯²² sɐu̯³⁵ pʰɔːŋ²¹ kuːn⁵⁵/

to put one's hands into one's sleeves and look on; to observe and do nothing; to stand by; to become a passive observer