lookers-on see most of the game

proverb

Those who do not participate in an event observe or experience it more of it than the participants.

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Meanings

proverb
  1. Those who do not participate in an event observe or experience it more of it than the participants.

Translations

Chinese 當局者迷，旁觀者清 /当局者迷，旁观者清, 当局者迷，旁观者清
  • 當局者迷，旁觀者清 /当局者迷，旁观者清 (dāngjúzhě mí, pángguānzhě qīng)those who do not participate in an event see more of it than the participants
  • 当局者迷，旁观者清 (dāng jù zhě mí, páng guān zhě qīng)those who do not participate in an event see more of it than the participants
Japanese 岡目八目
  • 岡目八目 (okamehachimoku)those who do not participate in an event see more of it than the participants
Cite this entry
APA

lookers-on see most of the game. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lookers-on%20see%20most%20of%20the%20game

MLA

“lookers-on see most of the game.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lookers-on%20see%20most%20of%20the%20game. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lookers-on see most of the game,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lookers-on%20see%20most%20of%20the%20game.

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