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眼皮子

Word · Noun

eyelid; breadth of vision; insight

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Meanings

2 senses · 6 examples
1.

noun

eyelid

informal

Colloquial variant of 眼皮, often used in spoken language to refer to the movable skin fold that covers the eye.

Kùn困
de得
yǎn眼
pí皮
zi子
dōu都
zhēng睁
bu不
kāi开
le了
 。

So sleepy that my eyelids won't stay open.

Wǒ我
de的
zuǒ左
yǎn眼
pí皮
zi子
yī一
zhí直
zài在
tiào跳
 。

My left eyelid keeps twitching.

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Tā他
lèi累
de得
yǎn眼
pí皮
zi子
zhí直
dǎ打
jià架
 。

He was so tired that his eyelids were fighting to close.

2.

noun

breadth of vision; insight; judgment; horizons

informal

Metaphorical extension referring to one's range of experience, discernment, or standards. Often used in set phrases like 眼皮子高 (having high standards) or 眼皮子浅 (being narrow-minded or easily tempted).

Tā他
yǎn眼
pí皮
zi子
gāo高
 ，
yī一
bān般
rén人
kàn看
bu不
shàng上
yǎn眼
 。

He has high standards and looks down on ordinary people.

Zuò做
shēng生
yì意
yǎn眼
pí皮
zi子
bu不
néng能
tài太
qiǎn浅
 ，
yào要
kàn看
cháng长
yuǎn远
 。

In business, you can't be short-sighted; you have to look at the long term.

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Tā她
yǎn眼
pí皮
zi子
qiǎn浅
 ，
jiàn见
bu不
dé得
bié别
rén人
yǒu有
hǎo好
dōng东
xī西
 。

She is narrow-minded and can't stand seeing others have nice things.