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睜一隻眼閉一隻眼

简睁一只眼闭一只眼 · 繁睜一隻眼閉一隻眼

Mandarin · pinyin zhēng yī zhī yǎn bì yī zhī yǎn

to turn a blind eye

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睜: Look up this written character
一: yī · one; a, an; alone
隻: zhī · single, one of pair, lone; measure word
眼: yǎn · eye; eyelet, hole, opening
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睁: zhēng · open eyes; stare
只: zhǐ · only, just, simply
闭: bì · shut, close; obstruct, block up

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1–1–1–3–4–1–1–3 · zheng1 yi1 zhi1 yan3 bi4 yi1 zhi1 yan3

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(idiomatic) to turn a blind eye; to pretend not to notice

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