眼裡容不得沙子
yǎn​lǐ​róng​bù​dé​shā​zi

cannot ignore wrongdoing

  • created sense approved 眼里容不得沙子/眼裡容不得沙子 · yǎn​lǐ​róng​bù​dé​shā​zi · cannot ignore wrongdoing — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    眼里容不得沙子 / 眼裡容不得沙子

    yǎn​lǐ​róng​bù​dé​shā​zi

    cannot ignore wrongdoing

    (idiom) unable to put something objectionable out of one's mind; not prepared to turn a blind eye to problems or injustices; literally meaning "cannot bear having grit in one's eye"

    眼里 (literal) → 眼里/眼裡 · yǎn​li · in one's eyes 容不得 (literal) → 容不得 · róng​bu​dé · unable to tolerate 沙子 (literal) → 沙子 · shā​zi · sand

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    created sense