Do nothing

Do nothing

Chinese idiom, Pinyin is sh ù sh ǒ uzu ò sh ì, which means to arch hands and sit and watch. It means to be powerless or indifferent to the affairs in charge. From the biography of Xu Youzhen in the history of Ming Dynasty.

Idiom usage

It can be used as predicate, object and attribute

Examples

By adding the army, the people were threatened to serve in the army, and the taxes and rents were increased several times as much as before. How could the xionggali, the chivalrous swordsman, be willing to sit back and watch Gu en's behavior!

Analysis of Idioms

Stand by and do nothing

The origin of Idioms

Xu Youzhen's biography in the history of the Ming Dynasty: "once the army of Beijing came out, it was expensive every day. When it rose, it would sit back and do nothing."

Idiom explanation

Arch your hands and sit and watch. It refers to being powerless or indifferent to what is in charge.