offer advice from sidelines; kibitz (dialect)
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Meanings
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to offer unsolicited advice from the sidelines; to kibitz
dialectChiefly used in Beijing and Northeastern dialects. Often implies giving advice without being asked, especially during games, work, or other activities where the observer is not a participant.
Tā他
ài爱
kàn看
rén人
jiā家
xià下
qí棋
，
kě可
cóng从
lái来
bù不
zhī支
zuǐ嘴
r儿
。
He loves watching other people play chess, but he never offers unsolicited advice.
Zán咱
men们
bié别
zhī支
zuǐ嘴
r儿
，
ràng让
tā他
zì自
jǐ己
duō多
dòng动
dòng动
nǎo脑
jin筋
。
Let's not offer advice from the sidelines; let him use his own brain.
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Guān观
qí棋
bù不
yǔ语
zhēn真
jūn君
zǐ子
，
nǐ你
qiān千
wàn万
bié别
zhī支
zuǐ嘴
r儿
。
A true gentleman watches a chess game in silence—don't you dare kibitz.
Bié别
rén人
gàn干
huó活
de的
shí时
hou候
，
nǐ你
zài在
páng旁
biān边
zhī支
zuǐ嘴
r儿
，
zhè这
yàng样
bù不
hǎo好
。
It's not good to stand aside giving unsolicited advice while others are working.