半目開瞌

Chinese

		half; semi-; incomplete half; semi-; incomplete; (after a number) and a half	eye; item; section eye; item; section; list; catalogue; table of contents; (taxonomy) order; goal; name; title	open; operate (vehicle); start	doze off; sleepy
trad. (半目開瞌)		半	目	開	瞌
simp. (半目开瞌)		半	目	开	瞌
alternative forms		半目开䀫
Literally: “half an eye open and shut”.

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): pòaⁿ-ba̍k-khui-khoeh / pòaⁿ-ba̍k-khui-kheh

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pòaⁿ-ba̍k-khui-khoeh
    • Tâi-lô: puànn-ba̍k-khui-khueh
    • Phofsit Daibuun: pvoarbagqui'qoeq
    • IPA (Xiamen): /puã²¹⁻⁵³ bak̚⁴⁻³² kʰui⁴⁴⁻²² kʰueʔ³²/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /puã⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ bak̚²⁴⁻² kʰui³³ kʰueʔ⁵/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pòaⁿ-ba̍k-khui-kheh
    • Tâi-lô: puànn-ba̍k-khui-kheh
    • Phofsit Daibuun: pvoarbagqui'qeq
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /puã²¹⁻⁵³ bak̚¹²¹⁻²¹ kʰui⁴⁴⁻²² kʰeʔ³²/

Idiom

半目開瞌

1. (Hokkien) to turn a blind eye; to pretend not to notice

Synonyms

• 睜一眼閉一眼／睁一眼闭一眼 (zhēng yī yǎn bì yī yǎn)
• 睜一隻眼閉一隻眼／睁一只眼闭一只眼 (zhēng yī zhī yǎn bì yī zhī yǎn)
• (Cantonese) 隻眼開隻眼閉／只眼开只眼闭
• (Hokkien) 半目開仔／半目开仔, 半目仔開半目仔瞌／半目仔开半目仔瞌, 放半目仔