"岡目八目" meaning in Japanese

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Noun

IPA: [o̞ka̠me̞ha̠t͡ɕimo̞kɯ̟] Forms: 岡目八目 [canonical] (ruby: (おか), (), (はち), (もく)), okamehachimoku [romanization]
Etymology: Compound of 岡目 (okame, “looking from the side”) + 八目 (hachimoku, “eight (chess) pieces”), literally "Observers can read eight moves ahead while watching game of Go from the side" Etymology templates: {{compound|ja|岡目|八目|t1=looking from the side|t2=eight (chess) pieces|tr1=okame|tr2=hachimoku}} 岡目 (okame, “looking from the side”) + 八目 (hachimoku, “eight (chess) pieces”) Head templates: {{ja-noun|おかめはちもく}} 岡(おか)目(め)八(はち)目(もく) • (okamehachimoku)
  1. (idiomatic) lookers-on see most of the game, outsiders have a better grasp of the situations Wikipedia link: Daijirin Tags: idiomatic
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          "lookers-on see most of the game",
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