當局者迷，旁觀者清 [当－－－－－观－－]

Jyutping dong1 guk6 ze2 mai4 ， pong4 gun1 ze2 cing1
Pinyin dāng jú zhě mí ， páng guān zhě qīng

Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. proverb
    Lookers-on see most of the game.
    (syn.) 傍觀者清, 當局者迷, 当局者迷, 傍观者清

當局者迷，旁觀者清 [当－－－－－观－－]

Jyutping dong1 guk6 ze2 mai4 , pong4 gun1 ze2 cing1
Pinyin dāng jú zhě mí , páng guān zhě qīng

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. (idiom) an outsider can see things more clearly or objectively than those involved
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    当局者迷，旁观者清。
    當局者迷，旁觀者清。
    dāng jú zhě mí ， páng guān zhě qīng 。
    • One should see oneself with one's neighbour's eye.