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Japanese
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| 傍目八目
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Etymology
Compound of 岡目 (okame, “looking from the side”) + 八目 (hachimoku, “eight (chess) pieces”), literally "Observers can read eight moves ahead while watching game of Go from the side"
Pronunciation
Noun
岡目八目 • (okamehachimoku)
- (idiomatic) lookers-on see most of the game, outsiders have a better grasp of the situations
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