旁觀者清 páng guān zhě qīng

DEFINITIONS

  1. The person on the spot is baffled, the onlooker sees clear (idiom). The spectator sees more of the game.

CHARACTERS

旁 páng side; by side, close by, near
觀 guān see, observe, view; appearance
者 zhě that which; he who; those who
清 qīng clear, pure, clean; peaceful