Definition
当局者迷 is a four-character idiom meaning that the person directly involved in a situation often lacks objectivity and perspective. It is the first half of the common saying 当局者迷，旁观者清 (the player is blind, the onlooker sees clearly). You can use it to point out that someone caught up in a problem cannot see the situation clearly from the outside.
v.p.
the person directly involved in a situation lacks objectivity (often used in the saying 当局者迷，旁观者清)
Examples
- ，当局者迷，。Zhège wèntí, dāng, xūyào tīng tīng biérén de yìjiàn.For this problem, the person involved is blind to it — you need to listen to others' opinions.
- 当局者迷，，。dāng, pángguān zhě qīng, nǐ háishì wèn wèn péngyou ba.The player is blind, the onlooker sees clearly — you should ask a friend.
- ，当局者迷，。Zuòwéi dāngshìrén, tā dāng, wánquán kàn bù qīng zìjǐ de cuòwù.As the person involved, he lacks objectivity and completely fails to see his own mistakes.
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