岡目八目

おかめはちもく

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Meanings

Noun

common noun
1. bystander's vantage point; outsider's better grasp of the situation.
Expression
1. onlookers see more of the game than the players do; people watching a game of go see 8 moves further ahead.

岡	mount, hill, knoll
目	eye, class, look, insight, experience, care, favor
八	eight, eight radical (no. 12)
傍	bystander, side, besides, while, nearby, 3rd person

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