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Korean idiom Watch unconcernedly

강 건너 불구경

  • Form listed in the dictionary: 강 건너 불구경
  • 강 건너 불구경

English rendering Watch unconcernedly Literal translation: “Watch a fire across the river”

Meaning 1

자기에게 관계없는 일이라고 하여 무관심하게 방관하는 모양.

Stand by indifferently, considering the matter unrelated to oneself.

Dictionary example 1

동생 일인데 강 건너 불구경 으로 있으면 어떻게 하냐.

It's your younger sibling's affair; how can you just stand by unconcerned?

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“강 건너 불구경” — Watch unconcernedly: Stand by indifferently, considering the matter unrelated to oneself.
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