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目不见睫

mù bù jiàn jiédictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
lit. the eye cannot see the eyelashes (idiom) / fig. unable to see one's own faults / to lack self-awareness / truths too close to home
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-334e70ce7c013f0c. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

目不見睫 目不见睫 [mu4 bu4 jian4 jie2] /lit. the eye cannot see the eyelashes (idiom); fig. unable to see one's own faults/to lack self-awareness/truths too close to home/

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Other forms in these source records: 目不見睫

  • 目
    mù

    eye / (literary) to look / to regard / eye (of a net) / mesh / mesh size / grit size (abbr. for 目數|目数[mù shù]) / item / section / list / catalogue / (taxonomy) order / name / title

  • 不
    bù

    no / not so / (bound form) not / un-

  • 见
    jiàn

    to see / to meet / to appear (to be sth) / to interview / opinion / view

    xiàn

    to appear / also written 現|现[xiàn]

  • 睫
    jié

    eyelashes

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.