眼里容不得沙子

Traditional: 眼裡容不得沙子

yǎn lǐ róng bu dé shā zi

Dictionary entry

can't bear having grit in one's eye (idiom)

What does 眼里容不得沙子 mean?

眼里容不得沙子 (yǎn lǐ róng bu dé shā zi) has the following dictionary meaning.

1can't bear having grit in one's eye (idiom)

2unable to put sth objectionable out of one's mind

3not prepared to turn a blind eye

Character breakdown

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眼yǎneye (CL:隻|只[zhi1],雙|双[shuang1]) · (often used with 一[yi1]) a look; a glance 里lǐvariant of 裡|里[li3]容Róngsurname Rong 不bùno; not so · (bound form) not; un-得déto obtain · to get 沙Shāsurname Sha 子zǐson · child

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眼里容不得沙子

yǎn lǐ róng bu dé shā zi

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