隻眼開隻眼閉

Chinese

		(a measure word, for birds and some animals, for one of a pair); single	eye	open; operate (vehicle); start	(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
trad. (隻眼開隻眼閉)		隻	眼	開	隻	眼	閉
simp. (只眼开只眼闭)		只	眼	开	只	眼	闭

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zek³ ngaan⁵ hoi¹ zek³ ngaan⁵ bai³

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zek³ ngaan⁵ hoi¹ zek³ ngaan⁵ bai³
    • Yale: jek ngáahn hōi jek ngáahn bai
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzek⁸ ngaan⁵ hoi¹ dzek⁸ ngaan⁵ bai³
    • Guangdong Romanization: zég³ ngan⁵ hoi¹ zég³ ngan⁵ bei³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɛːk̚³ ŋaːn¹³ hɔːi̯⁵⁵ t͡sɛːk̚³ ŋaːn¹³ pɐi̯³³/

Idiom

隻眼開隻眼閉

1. (Cantonese) to turn a blind eye

Synonyms

• 睜一隻眼閉一隻眼／睁一只眼闭一只眼 (zhēng yī zhī yǎn bì yī zhī yǎn)
• 睜一眼閉一眼／睁一眼闭一眼 (zhēng yī yǎn bì yī yǎn)
• (Hokkien) 半目開瞌／半目开瞌, 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