zhēng yī yǎn bì yī yǎn

Traditional: 睜一眼閉一眼

睁一眼闭一眼 (zhēng yī yǎn bì yī yǎn) is a Chinese word meaning “to turn a blind eye”.

Meanings

  1. 1to turn a blind eye

Characters in 睁一眼闭一眼

睁zhēng · to open (one's eyes)一yī · one眼yǎn · eye (CL:隻|只[zhi1],雙|双[shuang1])闭bì · to close一yī · one眼yǎn · eye (CL:隻|只[zhi1],雙|双[shuang1])

Related words

一one一个a; an; one一起(in) the same place一样same一下(after a verb) a bit; a little (indicating brief duration, or softening the tone, or suggesting giving sth a try)一直straight (in a straight line)一切everything一点a bit; a little bit一定surely; certainly; definitely第一first一些some; a few; a little; (following an adjective) slightly ...er唯一only; sole

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