yǒu yǎn lì jiàn rdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
(dialect) alert / attentive / observant
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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:

有眼力見兒 有眼力见儿 [you3 yan3 li4 jian4 r5] /(dialect) alert/attentive/observant/

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Other forms in these source records: 有眼力見兒

  • 有
    yǒu

    to have / there is / (bound form) having / with / -ful / -ed / -al (as in 有意[yǒu yì] intentional)

  • 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

  • 力
    lì

    power / force / strength / ability / strenuously

    Lì

    surname Li

  • 见
    jiàn

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

    xiàn

    to appear / also written 現|现[xiàn]

  • 儿
    ér

    child / son

    r

    non-syllabic diminutive suffix / retroflex final

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.