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眼皮子底下

Mandarin · pinyin yǎn pí zi dǐ xià

right in front of sb's eyes
right under sb's nose
current
at the moment

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眼: yǎn · eye; eyelet, hole, opening
皮: pí · skin, hide, fur, feather; outer
子: zǐ · offspring, child; fruit, seed of; first earthly branch
底: dǐ · bottom, underneath, underside
下: xià · under, underneath, below; down; inferior; bring down

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3–2–5–3–4 · yan3 pi2 zi5 di3 xia4

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