Jisho

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おかめはちもく 岡目八目
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Noun
1. bystander's vantage point; outsider's better grasp of the situation​Yojijukugo (four character compound)
  • かのじょ彼女
  • が
  • かれ彼
  • に
  • ほれ惚れてる
  • の
  • は
  • 岡目八目
  • うたが疑い
  • の
  • ない
  • ところ
  • だ
  • よ
    • 。
As a disinterested third-party, I can declare that she secretly loves him.
Noun
2. onlookers see more of the game than the players do; people watching a game of go see eight moves further ahead​Yojijukugo (four character compound)
  • 傍目八目
  • という
  • ことば言葉
  • が
  • ある
  • ように
  • いちど一度
  • きょうかい協会
  • から
  • はな離れて
    • 、
  • にほん日本
  • サッカー
  • を
  • みて
  • いただ頂き
  • たい
    • 。
Like the saying that things are seen clearest from outside I wish he'd leave the association for a time and take a look at Japanese soccer.
Other forms
傍目八目 【おかめはちもく】

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