睁一只眼闭一只眼

Traditional: 睜一隻眼閉一隻眼

zhēng yī zhī yǎn bì yī zhī yǎn

Dictionary entry

to turn a blind eye

What does 睁一只眼闭一只眼 mean?

睁一只眼闭一只眼 (zhēng yī zhī yǎn bì yī zhī yǎn) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to turn a blind eye

Character breakdown

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睁zhēngto open (one's eyes)一yīone · single 只zhīvariant of 隻|只[zhi1]眼yǎneye (CL:隻|只[zhi1],雙|双[shuang1]) · (often used with 一[yi1]) a look; a glance 闭bìto close · to stop up

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How to pronounce 睁一只眼闭一只眼

睁一只眼闭一只眼

zhēng yī zhī yǎn bì yī zhī yǎn

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