See 當局者迷，旁觀者清 on Wiktionary
{
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"form": "当局者迷，旁观者清",
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},
{
"form": "當局者迷，傍觀者清"
}
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"literal_meaning": "Those involved in the matter are easily blinded to the truth, and those not involved can see things clearly.",
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"glosses": [
"Lookers-on see most of the game."
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"id": "en-當局者迷，旁觀者清-zh-proverb-9aMzCEBb",
"links": [
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"Lookers-on see most of the game",
"lookers-on see most of the game"
]
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}
],
"sounds": [
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],
"zh_pron": "dāngjúzhě mí"
},
{
"tags": [
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"Pinyin"
],
"zh_pron": "pángguānzhě qīng"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Bopomofo"
],
"zh_pron": "ㄉㄤ ㄐㄩˊ ㄓㄜˇ ㄇㄧˊ"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Bopomofo"
],
"zh_pron": "ㄆㄤˊ ㄍㄨㄢ ㄓㄜˇ ㄑㄧㄥ"
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Jyutping"
],
"zh_pron": "dong¹ guk⁶ ze² mai⁴"
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Jyutping"
],
"zh_pron": "pong⁴ gun¹ ze² cing¹"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Pinyin"
],
"zh_pron": "dāngjúzhě mí"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Pinyin"
],
"zh_pron": "pángguānzhě qīng"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Bopomofo"
],
"zh_pron": "ㄉㄤ ㄐㄩˊ ㄓㄜˇ ㄇㄧˊ"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Bopomofo"
],
"zh_pron": "ㄆㄤˊ ㄍㄨㄢ ㄓㄜˇ ㄑㄧㄥ"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Tongyong-Pinyin"
],
"zh_pron": "dangjyújhě mí"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Tongyong-Pinyin"
],
"zh_pron": "pángguanjhě cing"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Wade-Giles"
],
"zh_pron": "tang¹-chü²-chê³ mi²"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Wade-Giles"
],
"zh_pron": "pʻang²-kuan¹-chê³ chʻing¹"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Yale"
],
"zh_pron": "dāng-jyú-jě mí-"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Yale"
],
"zh_pron": "páng-gwān-jě chīng"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Gwoyeu-Romatsyh"
],
"zh_pron": "dangjyujee mi"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Gwoyeu-Romatsyh"
],
"zh_pron": "parngguanjee ching"
},
{
"roman": "danczjujčžɛ mi, panguanʹčžɛ cin",
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Palladius"
],
"zh_pron": "данцзюйчжэ ми"
},
{
"roman": "danczjujčžɛ mi, panguanʹčžɛ cin",
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Palladius"
],
"zh_pron": "пангуаньчжэ цин"
},
{
"ipa": "/tɑŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕy³⁵ ʈ͡ʂɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ mi³⁵ pʰɑŋ³⁵ ku̯än⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵/",
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Sinological-IPA"
]
},
{
"raw_tags": [
"Standard-Cantonese",
"Hong Kong"
],
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Guangzhou",
"Jyutping"
],
"zh_pron": "dong¹ guk⁶ ze² mai⁴"
},
{
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"Hong Kong"
],
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Guangzhou",
"Jyutping"
],
"zh_pron": "pong⁴ gun¹ ze² cing¹"
},
{
"raw_tags": [
"Standard-Cantonese",
"Hong Kong"
],
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Guangzhou",
"Yale"
],
"zh_pron": "dōng guhk jé màih"
},
{
"raw_tags": [
"Standard-Cantonese",
"Hong Kong"
],
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Guangzhou",
"Yale"
],
"zh_pron": "pòhng gūn jé chīng"
},
{
"raw_tags": [
"Standard-Cantonese",
"Hong Kong"
],
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Guangzhou",
"Cantonese",
"Pinyin"
],
"zh_pron": "dong¹ guk⁹ dze² mai⁴"
},
{
"raw_tags": [
"Standard-Cantonese",
"Hong Kong"
],
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Guangzhou",
"Cantonese",
"Pinyin"
],
"zh_pron": "pong⁴ gun¹ dze² tsing¹"
},
{
"raw_tags": [
"Standard-Cantonese",
"Hong Kong"
],
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Guangzhou",
"Guangdong-Romanization"
],
"zh_pron": "dong¹ gug⁶ zé² mei⁴"
},
{
"raw_tags": [
"Standard-Cantonese",
"Hong Kong"
],
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Guangzhou",
"Guangdong-Romanization"
],
"zh_pron": "pong⁴ gun¹ zé² qing¹"
},
{
"ipa": "/tɔːŋ⁵⁵ kʊk̚² t͡sɛː³⁵ mɐi̯²¹ pʰɔːŋ²¹ kuːn⁵⁵ t͡sɛː³⁵ t͡sʰɪŋ⁵⁵/",
"raw_tags": [
"Standard-Cantonese",
"Hong Kong"
],
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Guangzhou",
"Sinological-IPA"
]
}
],
"word": "當局者迷，旁觀者清"
}
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"etymology_text": "Originally said of chess games.",
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"form": "当局者迷，旁观者清",
"tags": [
"Simplified-Chinese"
]
},
{
"form": "當局者迷，傍觀者清"
}
],
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"lang": "Chinese",
"lang_code": "zh",
"literal_meaning": "Those involved in the matter are easily blinded to the truth, and those not involved can see things clearly.",
"pos": "proverb",
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"Cantonese lemmas",
"Cantonese proverbs",
"Chinese entries with incorrect language header",
"Chinese lemmas",
"Chinese proverbs",
"Chinese terms spelled with 局",
"Chinese terms spelled with 旁",
"Chinese terms spelled with 清",
"Chinese terms spelled with 當",
"Chinese terms spelled with 者",
"Chinese terms spelled with 觀",
"Chinese terms spelled with 迷",
"Chinese terms with IPA pronunciation",
"Mandarin lemmas",
"Mandarin proverbs",
"Pages with 1 entry",
"Pages with entries",
"zh:Chess",
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"glosses": [
"Lookers-on see most of the game."
],
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"Lookers-on see most of the game",
"lookers-on see most of the game"
]
]
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],
"sounds": [
{
"tags": [
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"Pinyin"
],
"zh_pron": "dāngjúzhě mí"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Pinyin"
],
"zh_pron": "pángguānzhě qīng"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Bopomofo"
],
"zh_pron": "ㄉㄤ ㄐㄩˊ ㄓㄜˇ ㄇㄧˊ"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Bopomofo"
],
"zh_pron": "ㄆㄤˊ ㄍㄨㄢ ㄓㄜˇ ㄑㄧㄥ"
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Jyutping"
],
"zh_pron": "dong¹ guk⁶ ze² mai⁴"
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Jyutping"
],
"zh_pron": "pong⁴ gun¹ ze² cing¹"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Pinyin"
],
"zh_pron": "dāngjúzhě mí"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Pinyin"
],
"zh_pron": "pángguānzhě qīng"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Bopomofo"
],
"zh_pron": "ㄉㄤ ㄐㄩˊ ㄓㄜˇ ㄇㄧˊ"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Bopomofo"
],
"zh_pron": "ㄆㄤˊ ㄍㄨㄢ ㄓㄜˇ ㄑㄧㄥ"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Tongyong-Pinyin"
],
"zh_pron": "dangjyújhě mí"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Tongyong-Pinyin"
],
"zh_pron": "pángguanjhě cing"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Wade-Giles"
],
"zh_pron": "tang¹-chü²-chê³ mi²"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Wade-Giles"
],
"zh_pron": "pʻang²-kuan¹-chê³ chʻing¹"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Yale"
],
"zh_pron": "dāng-jyú-jě mí-"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Yale"
],
"zh_pron": "páng-gwān-jě chīng"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Gwoyeu-Romatsyh"
],
"zh_pron": "dangjyujee mi"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Gwoyeu-Romatsyh"
],
"zh_pron": "parngguanjee ching"
},
{
"roman": "danczjujčžɛ mi, panguanʹčžɛ cin",
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Palladius"
],
"zh_pron": "данцзюйчжэ ми"
},
{
"roman": "danczjujčžɛ mi, panguanʹčžɛ cin",
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Palladius"
],
"zh_pron": "пангуаньчжэ цин"
},
{
"ipa": "/tɑŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕy³⁵ ʈ͡ʂɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ mi³⁵ pʰɑŋ³⁵ ku̯än⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵/",
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Sinological-IPA"
]
},
{
"raw_tags": [
"Standard-Cantonese",
"Hong Kong"
],
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Guangzhou",
"Jyutping"
],
"zh_pron": "dong¹ guk⁶ ze² mai⁴"
},
{
"raw_tags": [
"Standard-Cantonese",
"Hong Kong"
],
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Guangzhou",
"Jyutping"
],
"zh_pron": "pong⁴ gun¹ ze² cing¹"
},
{
"raw_tags": [
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"Hong Kong"
],
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Guangzhou",
"Yale"
],
"zh_pron": "dōng guhk jé màih"
},
{
"raw_tags": [
"Standard-Cantonese",
"Hong Kong"
],
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Guangzhou",
"Yale"
],
"zh_pron": "pòhng gūn jé chīng"
},
{
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"Standard-Cantonese",
"Hong Kong"
],
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"Cantonese",
"Guangzhou",
"Cantonese",
"Pinyin"
],
"zh_pron": "dong¹ guk⁹ dze² mai⁴"
},
{
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"Standard-Cantonese",
"Hong Kong"
],
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Guangzhou",
"Cantonese",
"Pinyin"
],
"zh_pron": "pong⁴ gun¹ dze² tsing¹"
},
{
"raw_tags": [
"Standard-Cantonese",
"Hong Kong"
],
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Guangzhou",
"Guangdong-Romanization"
],
"zh_pron": "dong¹ gug⁶ zé² mei⁴"
},
{
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"Standard-Cantonese",
"Hong Kong"
],
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Guangzhou",
"Guangdong-Romanization"
],
"zh_pron": "pong⁴ gun¹ zé² qing¹"
},
{
"ipa": "/tɔːŋ⁵⁵ kʊk̚² t͡sɛː³⁵ mɐi̯²¹ pʰɔːŋ²¹ kuːn⁵⁵ t͡sɛː³⁵ t͡sʰɪŋ⁵⁵/",
"raw_tags": [
"Standard-Cantonese",
"Hong Kong"
],
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Guangzhou",
"Sinological-IPA"
]
}
],
"word": "當局者迷，旁觀者清"
}
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