Meaning of 眼皮底下
眼皮底下 means right under one's nose; before one's very eyes; in plain sight. Pronounced yǎn pí dǐ xia.
- right under one's nose; before one's very eyes; in plain sight
Definitions & Examples
Tā他
jiù就
zhàn站
zài在
nǐ你
yǎn眼
pí皮
dǐ底
xia下
，
nǐ你
zěn怎
me么
méi没
kàn看
jiàn见
？
He was standing right under your nose—how did you not see him?
Zhè这
jiàn件
shì事
jiù就
fā发
shēng生
zài在
wǒ我
de的
yǎn眼
pí皮
dǐ底
xia下
。
This happened right before my very eyes.
Xiǎo小
tōu偷
jìng竟
rán然
zài在
jǐng警
chá察
yǎn眼
pí皮
dǐ底
xia下
tōu偷
dōng东
xi西
。
The thief actually stole something right under the police's nose.