睁 眼 说 瞎 话

zhēng yǎn shuō xiā huàdictionary entry

to tell a barefaced lie / to lie through one's teeth

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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.

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Original source entry:

睜眼說瞎話睁眼说瞎话 [zheng1 yan3 shuo1 xia1 hua4] /to tell a barefaced lie; to lie through one's teeth/

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Other forms in these source records: 睜眼說瞎話

睁
zhēng
to open (one's eyes)
眼
yǎn
eye (CL:隻|只[zhī],雙|双[shuāng]) / (often used with 一[yī]) a look / a glance / small hole / (bound form) salient point / classifier for wells, cave-dwellings etc
说
shuì
to persuade
shuō
to speak / to talk / to say / to explain / to comment / to scold / to tell off / (bound form) theory / doctrine
瞎
xiā
blind / groundlessly / foolishly / to no purpose
话
huà
dialect / language / spoken words / speech / talk / words / conversation / what sb said / CL:種|种[zhǒng],席[xí],句[jù],口[kǒu],番[fān]

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