隻眼開隻眼閉
简 只眼开只眼闭 · 繁 隻眼開隻眼閉Meanings
- the attitude of being lenient towards or ignoring something; to turn a blind eye; to look the other way; literally "open an eye, close an eye"
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Source definition segments, in their original order. Characters a definition cites are shown without their Mandarin pinyin; classifier lists that CC-Canto copied from CC-CEDICT are marked Mandarin. The community dictionary is not independently verified by zimai.
Reading & tones
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Same syllable, six tones
Characters whose customary Unihan reading (kCantonese) is this syllable in each tone, chosen as in the tone atlas (2013 standard level, then the number of CC-CEDICT words they form), with CC-Canto 2017's meaning for that reading; a dash means no catalogue character has that reading. Checked syllables (-p, -t, -k) normally carry tones 1, 3 and 6. Character readings, not word readings; no frequency implied.
Written characters
Both source spellings are represented. Written membership is not an etymological or semantic claim.
Mandarin comparison · separate source entries
CC-Canto includes this pinyin reference: zhi1 yan3 kai1 zhi1 yan3 bi4. It does not establish a Mandarin word with the same meaning.
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
zek3 ngaan5 hoi1 zek3 ngaan5 bai3
Cantonese word readings for 隻眼開隻眼閉. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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Wiktionary English definitions · Chinese section
Independent source senses for this spelling, with usage labels retained. Not matched to the pronunciation above.
phrase
- (Cantonese) to turn a blind eye
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