不为左右袒

bù wèi zuǒ yòu tǎn

to remain neutral in a quarrel (idiom)

不

bù

no; not so

为

wèi

variant of 為|为[wei4]

左

zuǒ

left

右

yòu

(bound form) right; right-hand side

袒

tǎn

old variant of 袒[tan3]