睜一隻眼閉一隻眼

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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)
simp. (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

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Idiom

睜一隻眼閉一隻眼

  1. to turn a blind eye

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