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Korean idiom watch with indifference

강 건너 불 보듯

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  • 강 건너 불 보듯

English rendering watch with indifference Literal translation: “as if watching a fire across the river”

Meaning 1

자기에게 관계없는 일이라고 하여 무관심하게 방관하는 모양.

The manner of standing by indifferently, considering something unrelated to oneself.

Dictionary example 1

네 일이 아니라고 해서 강 건너 불 보듯 구경만 하고 있기냐.

Just because it is not your business, are you only going to watch as though it were a fire across the river?

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“강 건너 불 보듯” — watch with indifference: The manner of standing by indifferently, considering something unrelated to oneself.
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