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挑花眼

Mandarin · pinyin tiǎo huā yǎn

(fig.) to get cross-eyed
to be bewildered

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挑: tiāo · a load carried on the shoulders; to carry
花: huā · flower; blossoms
眼: yǎn · eye; eyelet, hole, opening

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3–1–3 · tiao3 hua1 yan3

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