discerning person; person of insight
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
a discerning person; a clear-sighted person; a person with insight
Often used to contrast with those who are easily deceived or lack judgment. Commonly appears in structures like '明眼人一看/都知道...' to emphasize obviousness to the perceptive observer.
Míng明
yǎn眼
rén人
dōu都
zhī知
dào道
，
tā他
zhè这
yī一
tào套
shì是
mēng蒙
rén人
de的
。
People with insight all know that his tricks are meant to deceive.
Nǐ你
shì是
gè个
míng明
yǎn眼
rén人
，
zì自
rán然
néng能
kàn看
chū出
zhè这
qí其
zhōng中
de的
wèn问
tí题
。
You are a discerning person, so naturally you can see the problems in this situation.
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Míng明
yǎn眼
rén人
yī一
kàn看
jiù就
zhī知
dào道
zhè这
fú幅
huà画
shì是
yàn赝
pǐn品
。
A clear-sighted person can tell at a glance that this painting is a fake.