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目不見睫

简目不见睫 · 繁目不見睫

Mandarin · pinyin mù bù jiàn jié

lit. the eye cannot see the eyelashes (idiom); fig. unable to see one's own faults
to lack self-awareness
truths too close to home

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目: mù · eye; look, see; division, topic; Kangxi radical 109
不: bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
見: jiàn · see, observe, behold; perceive; Kangxi radical 147
睫: jié · eyelashes
见: jiàn · see, observe, behold; perceive

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4–4–4–2 · mu4 bu4 jian4 jie2

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muk6 bat1 gin3 zit6

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