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隻眼開隻眼閉 (zek3 ngaan5 hoi1 zek3 ngaan5 bai3) — meaning, pronunciation, examples

隻眼開隻眼閉 (zek3 ngaan5 hoi1 zek3 ngaan5 bai3, zhī yǎn kāi zhī yǎn bì) — the attitude of being lenient towards or ignoring something; to turn a blind eye; to look the other way; literally "open an eye, close an eye"

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beyond HSK

Related words

• 隻手遮天 (zek3 sau2 ze1 tin1) — the act of deceiving people in broad daylight (spoken)
• 隻抽 (zek3 cau1) — one-on-one fight (slang)
• 隻揪 (zek3 cau1) — to fight a duel
• 隻揪隻 (zek3 cau1 zek3) — to fight a duel
• 隻言片語 (zek3 jin4 pin3 jyu5) — a few words;a word or two
• 隻ｌｉｎ好大 (zek3 lin4 hou2 daai6) — a large pair of nipples [colloquial]

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