有眼无珠

Traditional: 有眼無珠

yǒu yǎn wú zhū

Dictionary entry

(idiom) blind as a bat (figuratively)

What does 有眼无珠 mean?

有眼无珠 (yǒu yǎn wú zhū) has the following dictionary meaning.

1(idiom) blind as a bat (figuratively)

2unaware of who (or what) one is dealing with

3to fail to recognize what sb a bit more perceptive would

Character breakdown

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有yǒuto have; there is · (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意[you3 yi4] intentional)眼yǎneye (CL:隻|只[zhi1],雙|双[shuang1]) · (often used with 一[yi1]) a look; a glance 无móused in 南無|南无[na1 mo2]珠zhūbead · pearl

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有眼无珠

yǒu yǎn wú zhū

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