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長眼睛

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Chinese

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long; length; forever
long; length; forever; always; constantly; chief; head; elder; to grow; to develop
 
eye; eyes; two identical tiles which are an essential part of a legal winning hand
trad. (長眼睛) 眼睛
simp. (长眼睛) 眼睛

Pronunciation

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Verb

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長⫽眼睛 (verb-object)

  1. (colloquial, chiefly in the negative) to take care; to be cautious
    哪個長眼睛 [MSC, trad.]
    哪个长眼睛 [MSC, simp.]
    Nǎge méi zhǎng yǎnjing de bǎ wǎn dǎ suì le? [Pinyin]
    Which brute broke the bowl?
  2. (colloquial, chiefly in the negative) to be merciful, humane or harmless
    拳頭長眼睛 [MSC, trad.]
    拳头长眼睛 [MSC, simp.]
    Nǐ zài bù zǒu, bié guài wǒ quántou bù zhǎng yǎnjing. [Pinyin]
    Leave now, or I will beat you up.
  3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see  / ,‎ 眼睛. ("to have eyes")