mù​bù​jiàn​jié

to lack self-knowledge

  • created sense approved 目不见睫/目不見睫 · mù​bù​jiàn​jié · to lack self-knowledge — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    目不见睫 / 目不見睫

    mù​bù​jiàn​jié

    to lack self-knowledge

    Literally "the eye cannot see its own eyelashes"; used to describe someone who is unable to see their own faults or lacks self-awareness.

    mù​bú​jiàn​jié

    目 (literal) → 目 · mù · eye 不见 (literal) → 不见/不見 · bù​jiàn · not to see 睫 (literal) → 睫 · jié · eyelash

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 目不见睫/目不見睫 · mù​bù​jiàn​jié · to see the distant but not the near — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    目不见睫 / 目不見睫

    mù​bù​jiàn​jié

    to see the distant but not the near

    To be able to see things far away but fail to notice what is right in front of one's eyes.

    mù​bú​jiàn​jié

    目 (literal) → 目 · mù · eye 不见 (literal) → 不见/不見 · bù​jiàn · not to see 睫 (literal) → 睫 · jié · eyelash

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense