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睜隻眼閉隻眼

简睁只眼闭只眼 · 繁睜隻眼閉隻眼

Mandarin · pinyin zhēng zhī yǎn bì zhī yǎn

to turn a blind eye

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睜: Look up this written character
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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1–1–3–4–1–3 · zheng1 zhi1 yan3 bi4 zhi1 yan3

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zang1 zek3 ngaan5 bai3 zek3 ngaan5

Cantonese word readings for 睜隻眼閉隻眼. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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