皇帝不急太監急 huáng dì bù jí tài jiàn jí

fig. the observers are more anxious than the person involved

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

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

Characters

Character Meaning
皇 huáng HSK 6
emperor; surname Huang; old variant of 惶huáng
帝 dì HSK 6
emperor
不 bù HSK 1
not; no; (negative prefix)
急 jí HSK 3
urgent; rapid; hurried
太 tài HSK 1
too (much); very; extremely
監 jiàn
to supervise; to inspect; prison
急 jí HSK 3
urgent; rapid; hurried