睜一隻眼閉一隻眼

Chinese
to open (eye)
 
one; single; a
one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)
 (a measure word, for birds and some animals, for one of a pair); single eye
 
to close; stop up; shut
to close; stop up; shut; obstruct
 
one; single; a
one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)
 (a measure word, for birds and some animals, for one of a pair); single eye
trad. (睜一隻眼閉一隻眼) 睜 一 隻 眼 閉 一 隻 眼
simp. (睁一只眼闭一只眼) 睁 一 只 眼 闭 一 只 眼
alternative forms 睜一隻眼，閉一隻眼／睁一只眼，闭一只眼
睜隻眼閉隻眼／睁只眼闭只眼

Pronunciation

  • Mandarin
    (Pinyin): zhēng yī zhī yǎn bì yī zhī yǎn
    (Zhuyin): ㄓㄥ ㄧ ㄓ ㄧㄢˇ ㄅㄧˋ ㄧ ㄓ ㄧㄢˇ
  • Mandarin
    • (Standard Chinese)+
      • Hanyu Pinyin: zhēng yī zhī yǎn bì yī zhī yǎn [Phonetic: zhēng yì zhī yǎn bì yì zhī yǎn]
      • Zhuyin: ㄓㄥ ㄧ ㄓ ㄧㄢˇ ㄅㄧˋ ㄧ ㄓ ㄧㄢˇ
      • Tongyong Pinyin: jheng yi jhih yǎn bì yi jhih yǎn
      • Wade–Giles: chêng1 i1 chih1 yen3 pi4 i1 chih1 yen3
      • Yale: jēng yī jr̄ yǎn bì yī jr̄ yǎn
      • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jeng i jy yean bih i jy yean
      • Palladius: чжэн и чжи янь би и чжи янь (čžɛn i čži janʹ bi i čži janʹ)
      • Sinological IPA (key): /ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ jɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ pi⁵¹⁻⁵³ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ jɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Idiom

睜一隻眼閉一隻眼

  1. to turn a blind eye

Synonyms
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