睁着眼睛说瞎话

Traditional: 睜著眼睛說瞎話

zhēng zhe yǎn jīng shuō xiā huà

Dictionary entry

(idiom) to lie through one's teeth; to talk drivel

What does 睁着眼睛说瞎话 mean?

睁着眼睛说瞎话 (zhēng zhe yǎn jīng shuō xiā huà) has the following dictionary meaning.

1(idiom) to lie through one's teeth; to talk drivel

Character breakdown

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睁zhēngto open (one's eyes)着zhāovariant of 著|着[zhao1]眼yǎneye (CL:隻|只[zhi1],雙|双[shuang1]) · (often used with 一[yi1]) a look; a glance 睛jīngeye; eyeball 说shuìto persuade 瞎xiāblind · groundlessly 话huàdialect · language

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How to pronounce 睁着眼睛说瞎话

睁着眼睛说瞎话

zhēng zhe yǎn jīng shuō xiā huà

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