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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.
Source record: cd-129569653f01b461. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.
Original source entry:
當局者迷，旁觀者清 当局者迷，旁观者清 [dang1 ju2 zhe3 mi2 , pang2 guan1 zhe3 qing1] /(idiom) an outsider can see things more clearly or objectively than those involved/Reference definitions and teaching material have separate provenance.
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Other forms in these source records: 當局者迷，旁觀者清
Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.