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do nothing to save somebody from ruin; be callous and indifferent; make no efforts to save somebody whose life is endangered

jiàn sǐ bù jiù

见 死 不 救

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sldo nothing to save somebody from ruin; be callous and indifferent; make no efforts to save somebody whose life is endangered
- tā yīn jiàn sǐ bù jiù bèi gé zhí
  他因见死不救被革职。
  He was fired for being callous and indifferent
synonym
xiù shǒu páng guān袖手旁观 lěng yǎn páng guān冷眼旁观 gé àn guān huǒ隔岸观火 zuò shì bù jiù坐视不救 jiàn nì bù jiù见溺不救
antonym
jiàn yì yǒng wéi见义勇为 zhù rén wéi lè助人为乐 bá dāo xiāng zhù拔刀相助

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