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目光短淺

简目光短浅 · 繁目光短淺

Mandarin · pinyin mù guāng duǎn qiǎn

to be shortsighted

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目: mù · eye; look, see; division, topic; Kangxi radical 109
光: guāng · light, brilliant, shine; only
短: duǎn · short; brief; deficient, lacking
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浅: qiǎn · shallow, not deep; superficial

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4–1–3–3 · mu4 guang1 duan3 qian3

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muk6 gwong1 dyun2 cin2

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(idiomatic) short-sighted; myopic; lacking foresight

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