作壁上观
zuòbì-shàngguānTraditional 作壁上觀
to sit on the sidelines
Every meaning
zuòbì-shàngguān
- to sit on the sidelines
Its characters
- 作zuòto do; to make
- 壁bìwall
- 上shàngup; above; on
- 观guānto look at; to watch (as in 观看)
Words with 作
Words with 壁
Meanings from our own dictionary. Chengyu from the Xinhua idiom list, the most common first.