皇帝不急太監急 huáng dì bù jí tài jiàn jí

DEFINITIONS

  1. lit. the emperor is not worried, but his eunuchs are (idiom)
  2. fig. the observers are more anxious than the person involved

CHARACTERS

皇 huáng royal, imperial; ruler, superior
帝 dì supreme ruler, emperor; god
不 bù no, not; un-; negative prefix
急 jí quick, quickly; urgent, pressing
太 tài very, too, much; big; extreme
監 jiàn supervise, control, direct
急 jí quick, quickly; urgent, pressing