睁着眼睛说瞎话 / 睜著眼睛說瞎話

zhēng​zhe​yǎn​jing​shuō​xiā​huà

to lie through one's teeth

(idiom) To tell a bare-faced lie; to look someone straight in the eye and talk nonsense or drivel.

zhēng​zhe​yǎn​jīng​shuō​xiā​huà

睁 (literal) → 睁/睜 · zhēng · to open (eyes) 着 (literal) → 着/著 · zhe · [continuous] 眼睛 (literal) → 眼睛 · yǎn​jing · eye 说 (literal) → 说/說 · shuō · to say 瞎话 (literal) → 瞎话/瞎話 · xiā​huà · lie

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created sense May 20, 2026, 07:57 PM