Correct
冷眼看螃蟹
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Collocation
1
不妨冷眼看螃蟹
2
常将冷眼看螃蟹
3
但将冷眼看螃蟹，看你横行到几时
Definition
冷眼看螃蟹
Literally means:
look on crabs coldly
Actually means:
look on an evil and rude person with a cold eye
冷眼, calm attitude. 螃蟹, a sea creature walking horizontally. It metaphorically means a rude person.
This phrase metaphorically means one looks on the rude and evil person with a calm and contemptuous eye.
冷眼，冷静的态度。螃蟹，横向爬行的海洋动物，比喻蛮横的人。
冷眼看螃蟹，比喻用冷静、鄙视的目光看待蛮横或作恶的人。
Example
Used as predicate. (作谓语)
1
Tā
他
zhèyàng
这样
bù
不
jiǎng
讲
dàolǐ
道理
,
zǒng
总
yǒu
有
yī
一
tiān
天
yào
要
chīkǔtou
吃苦头
de
的
。
Wǒmen
我们
bùfáng
不妨
lěngyǎn
冷眼
kàn
看
pángxiè
螃蟹
,
kàn
看
tā
他
néng
能
héngxíng
横行
dào
到
shénme
什么
shíhou
时候
!
He is so unreasonable that he will suffer one day. We might as well look at the crab coldly and see when he can cross!
2
Xiànzài
现在
zhèngjù
证据
bùzú
不足
,
wǒmen
我们
xiān
先
zài
在
yībiān
一边
lěngyǎn
冷眼
kàn
看
pángxiè
螃蟹
,
děng
等
chōngfèn
充分
zhǎngwò
掌握
tā
他
de
的
zuìzhèng
罪证
yǐhòu
以后
jiù
就
huì
会
shōushi
收拾
tā
他
de
的
。
Now the evidence is insufficient, we first look at the crab cold-eyed, and so fully grasp his evidence of guilt will be cleaned up.
3
Línjū
邻居
men
们
zhèng
正
zài
在
yīpáng
一旁
lěngyǎn
冷眼
kàn
看
pángxiè
螃蟹
,
děngdài
等待
zhège
这个
guàntōu
惯偷
bèi
被
yā
押
shàng
上
fǎtíng
法庭
。
Neighbors were looking at the crabs coldly, waiting for the habitual thief to be taken to court.