撒手不管 — Chinese idiom

Meaning

• to stand aside and do nothing
• to take no part in

Character by character

• 撒sāto disperse, to let go, to relax
• 手shǒuhand
• 不bùno, not, un-; negative prefix
• 管guǎntube, pipe, duct; to manage, to control

Idioms sharing a character

• 撒手人寰 sā shǒu rén huán
• 撒手闭眼 sā shǒu bì yǎn
• 七手八脚 qī shǒu bā jiǎo
• 上下其手 shàng xià qí shǒu
• 假手于人 jiǎ shǒu yú rén
• 两手空空 liǎng shǒu kōng kōng
• 大手大脚 dà shǒu dà jiǎo
• 大显身手 dà xiǎn shēn shǒu
• 妙手回春 miào shǒu huí chūn
• 得心应手 dé xīn yìng shǒu

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