zhēng​zhī​yǎn​bì​zhī​yǎn

to turn a blind eye

  • created sense approved 睁只眼闭只眼/睜隻眼閉隻眼 · zhēng​zhī​yǎn​bì​zhī​yǎn · to turn a blind eye — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    睁只眼闭只眼 / 睜隻眼閉隻眼

    zhēng​zhī​yǎn​bì​zhī​yǎn

    to turn a blind eye

    To turn a blind eye; to wink at something; to ignore a mistake or an offense as if it were not seen.

    睁 (literal) → 睁/睜 · zhēng · to open (eyes) 只 (literal) → 只/隻 · zhī · [classifier] 眼 (literal) → 眼 · yǎn · eye 闭 (literal) → 闭/閉 · bì · to close 只 (literal) → 只/隻 · zhī · [classifier] 眼 (literal) → 眼 · yǎn · eye

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    created sense