4 characters Idiom and proverb 9 134

We are committed to providing free Chinese study materials. This series focuses on idioms and proverbs, rich in meaning and widely applicable. Today’s idiom is 「局外之人」, with its explanation below.

The idiom 「局外之人」 is the focus of our introduction today, and its explanation and application are listed below.

Outside the game: originally refers to outside the chess game, extended to mean outside the matter. Refers to someone who has nothing to do with something.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

jú wài zhī rén

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

guk6 ngoi6 ji1 yan4

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