眼皮底下

Mandarin · pinyin yǎn pí dǐ xia

Meanings

  1. in front of one's eyes
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眼
yǎn · eye; eyelet, hole, opening
皮
pí · skin, hide, fur, feather; outer
底
dǐ · bottom, underneath, underside
下
xià · under, underneath, below; down; inferior; bring down
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3–2–3–5 · yan3 pi2 di3 xia5

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