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睜一眼閉一眼

简 睁一眼闭一眼 · 繁 睜一眼閉一眼
Mandarin · pinyin zhēng yī yǎn bì yī yǎn

Meanings

  1. to turn a blind eye
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Characters in this entry

睜
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一
yī · one; a, an; alone
眼
yǎn · eye; eyelet, hole, opening
閉
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睁
zhēng · open eyes; stare
闭
bì · shut, close; obstruct, block up
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1–1–3–4–1–3 · zheng1 yi1 yan3 bi4 yi1 yan3

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zang1 jat1 ngaan5 bai3 jat1 ngaan5

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phrase

  1. (idiomatic) to turn a blind eye; to pretend not to notice

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