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閉眼

简闭眼 · 繁閉眼

Mandarin · pinyin bì yǎn

to close one's eyes
(fig.) to die; to pass away

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閉: Look up this written character
眼: yǎn · eye; eyelet, hole, opening
闭: bì · shut, close; obstruct, block up

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4–3 · bi4 yan3

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verb

(intransitive, verb-object) to close the eyes
(intransitive, verb-object) to pretend not to see
(figuratively) to die
(dialectal Cantonese) to sleep

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