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有色眼鏡

简有色眼镜 · 繁有色眼鏡

Mandarin · pinyin yǒu sè yǎn jìng

(idiom) biased perspective; prejudice

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有: yǒu · have, own, possess; exist
色: sè · color, tint, hue, shade; form, body; beauty, desire for beauty; Kangxi radical 139
眼: yǎn · eye; eyelet, hole, opening
鏡: Look up this written character
镜: jìng · mirror; lens; glass; glasses

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3–4–3–4 · you3 se4 yan3 jing4

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jau5 sik1 ngaan5 geng2

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noun

(literally) coloured eyeglasses
(figurative) prejudiced view; bias (against)

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