The authorities are confused, but the bystanders are clear
dāng jú zhě mí, páng guān zhě qīng
Notes
The parties involved were confused by what happened. , but the onlookers could see it clearly.
Source
"New Book of Tang·Yuan Xingchong Biography": "The authorities call it a mystery, and watch the trial."
Examples
Who blames you? It’s true, but it’s something no one has ever said before! It can be seen that "~.
" (Chapter 13 of "Lao Can's Travels")
Usage
Complex sentence structure; used as object, attributive; with complimentary meaning