皇帝不急太监急 in English huang2 di4 bu4 ji2 tai4 jian4 ji2 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) the emperor is not worried, but his eunuchs are (idiomatic expression)
  • metaphorically the observers are more anxious than the person involved

Simplified Characters

皇 帝 不 急 太 监 急

Traditional Characters

皇 帝 不 急 太 監 急

Pinyin

huang2 di4 bu4 ji2 tai4 jian4 ji2

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

皇huang2surname Huang 帝di4emperor 不bu4(negative prefix) 急ji2urgent 太tai4highest 监jian1to supervise 急ji2urgent