袖手 [－－]

Jyutping zau6 sau2
Pinyin xiù shǒu

Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb
    to put one's hands into the sleeves
  2. verb
    to take a do-nothing attitude; to look on
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    你要是不答应的话，我就袖手旁观。
    你要是不答應的話，我就袖手旁觀。
    nǐ yào shi bù dā ying de huà ， wǒ jiù xiù shǒu páng guān 。
    • If you don't make the promise, then I'll just stand by and watch.
  2. Mandarin
    只要好人袖手旁观，恶人就会得胜。
    只要好人袖手旁觀，惡人就會得勝。
    zhǐ yào hǎo rén xiù shǒu páng guān ， è rén jiù huì dé shèng 。
    • As long as good people do nothing, evil will triumph.
  3. Mandarin
    她什么也不做，只是袖手旁观。
    她什麼也不做，只是袖手旁觀。
    tā shén me yě bù zuò ， zhǐ shì xiù shǒu páng guān 。
    • She did nothing but look around.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    如果你见到我晕咗，你唔会袖手旁观啩！
    如果你見到我暈咗，你唔會袖手旁觀啩！
    jyu4 gwo2 nei5 gin3 dou2 ngo5 wan4 zo2, nei5 m4 wui5 zau6 sau2 pong4 gun1 gwaa3!
    • If you see me faint, you won't sit back and watch, right?
  2. Cantonese
    袖手旁观
    袖手旁觀
    • to look on with folded arms