睁眼瞎 (zhēng yǎn xiā) — (figurative) illiterate person; (figurative, derogatory) someone who is unaware or oblivious to obvious things
Definition
A colloquial, derogatory compound: literally 'a blind person with eyes wide open'. It mocks someone who is illiterate OR, more commonly, who fails to notice what is right in front of them despite having working eyes.
noun
(figurative) illiterate person(figurative, derogatory) someone who is unaware or oblivious to obvious things
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Examples
- ，睁眼瞎，。Tā suī rán shàng le jǐ nián xué, dàn hái shì gè zhēng yǎn xiā, lián bào zhǐ dōu kàn bù dǒng.Although he went to school for a few years, he's still illiterate — he can't even read a newspaper.
- ？睁眼瞎！Zhè me dà de tí shì pái nǐ kàn bú jiàn? nǐ zhēn shì zhēng yǎn xiā a!You can't see such a big sign? You're really oblivious!
- 睁眼瞎，。Guò qù nóng cūn lǐ hěn duō lǎo rén dōu shì zhēng yǎn xiā, yí gè zì yě bú rèn shi.In the past, many elderly people in the countryside were illiterate — they couldn't recognize a single character.
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