皇帝不急太監急

皇帝不急太监急
huángdìbùjítàijiànjí
  1. lit. the emperor is not worried, but his eunuchs are (idiom)
  2. fig. the observers are more anxious than the person involved

CEDICT

Entry Composition

1 皇帝 huángdì emperor

classifier: 個
2 不 bù
  1. no; not so
  2. (bound form) not; un-
3 急 jí
  1. urgent
  2. pressing
  3. rapid
  4. hurried
  5. worried
  6. to make (sb) anxious
4 太監 tàijiàn
  1. court eunuch
  2. palace eunuch
5 急 jí
  1. urgent
  2. pressing
  3. rapid
  4. hurried
  5. worried
  6. to make (sb) anxious