"fiddle while rome burns" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 在大難臨頭時無所事事
• 臨危不顧

Definition

在嚴重問題發生時無所作為，或只專注小事，忽視重大危機。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

此語常用於批評危機時不作為的人，暗示缺乏責任感或領導力，形式或非正式場合皆可用。

Examples

The boss just fiddles while Rome burns instead of fixing the problem.

老闆只是**在大難臨頭時無所事事**，而不是解決問題。

The city leaders fiddled while Rome burned during the flood crisis.

城市領導人在水災時**臨危不顧**。

She was accused of fiddling while Rome burned during the financial crash.

在金融危機時，她被指責**在大難臨頭時無所事事**。

Politicians sometimes fiddle while Rome burns and ignore voters’ real needs.

有時政治家**在大難臨頭時無所事事**，無視選民的真正需求。

Stop fiddling while Rome burns—we need to act now before it’s too late.

別再**臨危不顧**了——我們得趕快行動，否則就太遲了。

Even with sales dropping, the management just kept fiddling while Rome burned.

即使銷量下滑，管理層還是**無所作為**。