冷眼旁观

lěng yǎn páng guān

(idiom) to observe with an indifferent attitude; to be a bystander (usually referring to someone who could get involved but chooses not to)

冷

lěng

cold

眼

yǎn

eye (CL:隻|只[zhi1],雙|双[shuang1])

旁

páng

one side

观

guān

to look at