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yǎn- eye
- small hole
- crux (of a matter)
- CL:|[zhi1],|[shuang1]
- classifier for big hollow things (wells, stoves, pots etc)
yǎn- a glance
- a quick look
- a glimpse
jiǎyǎn- artificial eye
- glass eye
zuòyǎn- to work as spy
- to act as a guide
tōuyǎn- to take a furtive look at
shǎyǎn- stunned
- struck dumb
- flabbergasted
lěngyǎn- cool eye
- fig. detached
- (treating) with indifference
yǎn- to dazzle
- to offend the eyes
- dazzling
- harsh (light)
- crude (colors)
- unsightly
mǎoyǎn- mortise
- slit
yǎn- to close one's eyes
- to get to sleep
dānyǎn- ommatidium (single component of insect's compound eye)
mèiyǎn- charming eyes
- coquettish glances
kǒngyǎn- hole (e.g. of sieve or colander)
yǎn- wording
hàiyǎn- to have eye trouble
duìyǎn- to squint
- to one's liking
yǎn- anus
xīnyǎn- heart
- intention
- conscience
- consideration
- cleverness
- tolerance
yǎn- to be anxious
- to get angry with sb
huìyǎn- an all-seeing mind
- mental perception
- insight
- acumen
dǒngyǎn- (coll.) to know the ropes
- an expert
yǎn- the best part (of a play etc)
zhāyǎn- garish
- dazzling
- offensively conspicuous
yǎn- to drill or bore a hole
- to attract attention
- conspicuous
qiǎngyǎn- eye-catching
yǎn- to wink
fàngyǎn- to survey
- to view broadly
xiéyǎn- to look askance
- cross or wall-eyed
zhǎnyǎn- to blink (literary)
xìngyǎn- almond eyes
- large eyes
bǎnyǎn- measure in traditional Chinese music
- orderliness
sǎngyǎn- throat
bǎngyǎn- candidate who came second in the Han-lin examination
- see 狀元|状元[zhuang4 yuan2]
sǔnyǎn- mortise (slot cut into wood to receive a tenon)
qiāngyǎn- loophole (for firing)
- embrasure
héngyǎn- from the side of the eye
- askance
zhèngyǎn- facing directly (with one's eyes)
- (to look sb) in the eyes
shāyǎn- trachoma
quányǎn- mouth of a spring or fountain
滿mǎnyǎn- filling the eyes
- to get an eyeful
huǒyǎn- pinkeye
zàoyǎn- stovetop burner
zhàoyǎn- glare
- dazzling
báiyǎn- supercilious look
méiyǎn- brows and eyes
- appearance
- looks
- countenance
zhǎyǎn- to blink
- to wink
- in the twinkling of an eye
yǎnxià- now
- at present
- subocular (medicine)
yǎnzhōng- in one's eyes
yǎnguāng- gaze
- insight
- foresight
- vision
- way of looking at things
yǎnqián- before one's eyes
- now
- at present
yǎn- eyesight
- strength of vision
- the ability to make discerning judgments
yǎndòng- eye movement
yǎnquān- rim of the eye
- eye socket
yǎn- intraocular pressure
yǎnjiān- to have good eyes
yǎnwěi- outer corner of the eye
yǎnshǐ- gum in the eyes
yǎnchà- to mistake for sth else
yǎn- fundus of the eye (containing the choroid, retina, optic nerve etc)
- inside the eye
- right in front of one's eyes
- in full view as a panorama
yǎnyǐng- eye shadow (cosmetics)
yǎnfáng- camera oculi
- aqueous chamber of the eye
yǎnshí- at present
- nowadays
yǎnyùn- to feel dizzy
yǎnbǐng- eye stalk (of crustacean etc)
yǎn- field of vision
yǎnshāo- corner of eye near temple
yǎn- venomous glance
- hostile gaze
- sharp-eyed
yǎn- fluid glance
yǎnlèi- tears
- crying
- CL:[di1]
yǎnshú- familiar-looking
- to seem familiar
yǎn- to covet
- envious
yǎnzhū- one's eyes
- eyeball
yǎnqiú- eyeball
yǎnshēng- unfamiliar
- strange-looking
yǎnjiè- ken
- scope
yǎnbìng- eye disease
yǎnbái- white of the eye
yǎn- eyelid
yǎn- eyes
yǎnkàn- soon
- in a moment
- to look on as sth happens
yǎnchī- mucus in the eyes
yǎnkuàng- eye socket
- rim of the eye
yǎnmóu- eyes
yǎnjing- eye
- CL:|[zhi1],|[shuang1]
yǎnxùn- sleepy (Cantonese)
- Mandarin equivalent: |[kun4]
yǎnjiǎn- eyelid
yǎnshén- expression or emotion showing in one's eyes
- meaningful glance
- wink
- eyesight (dialect)
yǎn- a treat for the eyes
- the rare chance of seeing sth beautiful
yǎn- ophthalmology
yǎn- eye socket
yǎnlián- eyes (in literature)
- eyesight
yǎnhóng- to covet
- envious
- jealous
- green with envy
- infuriated
- furious
线yǎnxiàn- informer
- snitch
- spy
- scout
- (cosmetics) eye line
yǎnzhào- eye-patch
- blindfold
- eye mask
- goggles
- eyeshade
- blinkers (for a horse etc)
yǎn- signal made with one's eyes
- meaningful glance
yǎnhuā- dimmed eyesight
- blurred
- vague and unclear vision
yǎnyào- eye drops
- eye ointment
yǎnchóng- Euglena (genus of single-celled plant)
yǎndài- puffiness under the eyes
- bags under the eyes
yǎnjiàn- right away
yǎnjiǎo- outer or inner corner of the eye
- canthus
yǎnzhèng- eyewitness
yǎntiào- twitching of eye
yǎnjìng- spectacles
- eyeglasses
- CL:[fu4]
yǎnshuāng- eye cream
yǎnfēng- eye signal
- meaningful glance
yǎnchán- to covet
- to envy
yǎndiǎn- eyespot (in lower creatures)
zhēngyǎn- to open one's eyes
xiāyǎn- to be blind
dèngyǎn- to open one's eyes wide
- to stare
- to glare (at sb)
- to scowl
yǎn- blue eyes
àiyǎn- to be offending to the eye
- an eye-sore
- in the way
wǎngyǎn- mesh
- net
- Web-Eye (Windows video program)
yǎn- cataract
耀耀yàoyǎn- to dazzle
- dazzling
ròuyǎn- naked eye
- layman's eyes
zhuóyǎn- to have one's eyes on (a goal)
- having sth in mind
- to concentrate
luǒyǎn- naked eye
yǎn- compound eye
qīnyǎn- with one's own eyes
- personally
māoyǎn- peephole
zéiyǎn- shifty gaze
- furtive glance
zǒuyǎn- a mistake
- an oversight
- an error of judgment
zhuǎnyǎn- in a flash
- in the blink of an eye
- to glance
zhēnyǎn- eye of a needle
- pinprick
- pinhole
zhēnyan- (medicine) sty
kòuyǎn- eyelet
- buttonhole
zuānyǎn- to drill a hole
- drilling
shǎnyǎn- to dazzle (coll.)
- open ice-hole
kāiyǎn- to open one's eyes
- to widen one's horizons
zhàngyǎn- to hinder the eyesight
- (fig.) to trick into not noticing
- to blindfold
shuāngyǎn- the two eyes
yǎn- corn (callus on the foot)
diànyǎn- beautiful, expressive eyes
shàyǎn- to blink
- in an instant
- in the twinkle of an eye
qīngyǎn- to make firm eye contact with sb
- fig. to favor
- to respect
- good graces
- to think highly of sb
shùnyǎn- pleasing to the eye
- nice to look at
xiǎnyǎn- conspicuous
- eye-catching
- glamorous
yǎngyǎn- visually attractive
- eye candy
- easy on the eyes
- to protect the eyes
dòuyǎn- see 鬥雞|斗鸡[dou4 ji1 yan3]
niǎoyǎn- bird's eye
fèngyǎn- elegant, almond-shaped eyes with the inner canthus pointing down and the outer canthus up, like the eye of a phoenix
lóngyǎn- longan fruit
- dragon eye fruit
- Dimocarpus longan (botany)
- CL:[li4]
zhǎyǎn- in a wink
zhuǎnyǎn- in a wink
shàyǎn- suddenly
- in an instant
shàngyǎnjiǎn- upper eyelid
xiàyǎnjiǎn- lower eyelid
yǎn- unremarkable
- nothing out of the ordinary
dānfèngyǎn- red phoenix eyes (eyes whose outer corners incline upwards)
gānyǎnzhèng- dry eye
- xerophthalmia (drying of the tear glands, often due to lack of vitamin A)
gāndèngyǎn- to watch helplessly
使使shǐyǎn- to give sb a meaningful look
piānxīnyǎn- bias
- partiality
- to be partial
zuòyǎn- to give sb a meaningful look
nèiyǎnjiǎo- inner corner of the eye
shìyǎn- to be self-interested
qiānyǎn- clairvoyance
dānyǎn- single eyelid
sǎngziyǎn- throat
sǎngményǎn- throat
zàiyǎnqián- now
- at the present
wàiyǎnjiǎo- outer corner of the eye
yǎnjiǎo- inner corner of the eye
xiǎoxīnyǎn- narrow-minded
- petty
xiǎoyǎnjiǎo- outer corner of the eye
yǎnr- erhua variant of [pi4 yan3]
guyǎn- anus
xīnyǎnr- one's thoughts
- mind
- intention
- willingness to accept new ideas
- baseless suspicions
xīnyǎnduō- have unfounded doubts
- over concerned
xīnyǎn- magnanimous
- considerate
- thoughtful
- able to think of everything that needs to be thought of
xīnyǎnhǎo- well-intentioned
- good-natured
- kindhearted
xīnyǎnxiǎo- selfish (derog.)
- inconsiderate
- selfishly oversensitive
pāomèiyǎn- to throw amorous or flirtatious glances at sb (esp. of a woman)
tiǎohuāyǎn- (fig.) to get cross-eyed
- to be bewildered
kōuyǎn- to be fastidious about phrasing, diction, or choice of words
xiélengyǎn- to squint
xiéyǎnkàn- from the side of the eye
- askance
míngyǎnrén- perspicacious person
- sb with a discerning eye
- sighted person (as opposed to blind)
yǒuxīnyǎn- clever
- sharp
yǒuyǎnguāng- to have good taste
léngziyǎn- vacant look of a drunk or imbecile
méixīnyǎn- outspoken
- artless
- tactless
méizhǎngyǎn- see 沒長|没长[mei2 zhang3 yan3 jing5]
tǎngyǎnlèi- to shed tears
yānxūnyǎn- smoky eyes look (cosmetics)
xióngmāoyǎn- to have dark circles under one's eyes
- to have eyes like a panda
yǎnlóng- one-eyed person
báiyǎnláng- thankless wretch
- an ingrate
báiyǎnzhū- white of the eye
kānhuāyǎn- to be dazzled
- to not believe one's own eyes
kànzǒuyǎn- to make an error of judgment
- to be taken in
zhǎyǎnjīng- wink
yǎnzhōng- a thorn in one's eye
- fig. a thorn in one's flesh
yǎnzhōngdīng- a thorn in one's side
yǎngānzhèng- xeropthalmia (medicine)
- dry eye syndrome
yǎnguāngduǎn- short-sighted
yǎn- waiting anxiously
- impatient
yǎnxia- in front of one's eyes
- in full view as a panorama
- right now
穿穿yǎnchéngchuān- to await eagerly
- the eyes bore through sth
yǎnfángshuǐ- aqueous humor
yǎnzhūr- eyeball
- fig. the apple of one's eye (i.e. favorite person)
yǎnzhūzi- eyeball
- fig. the apple of one's eye (i.e. favorite person)
yǎnzi- eyelid
yǎnzhēngzhēng- to stare blankly
- to look on helplessly
- to look on unfeelingly
yǎnxué- ophthalmology
线yǎnxiàn- eyeliner (cosmetics)
线yǎnxiàn- eyeliner (cosmetics)
yǎnyàoshuǐ- eye drops
- eye lotion
yǎnchóngzǎo- euglena (biology)
yǎnjiànde- (dialect) obviously
- clearly
yǎnjiǎo- cornea
yǎnkuān- orbital hypertelorism (medicine)
yǎntiàodòng- saccade
yǎnguòláo- eye strain
yǎnjìngpiàn- lens (in eyeglasses etc)
yǎnjìngshé- cobra
yǎndiàn- electrooculograph (EOG)
jiēguyǎn- (dialect) critical juncture
- crucial moment
- Taiwan pr. [jie2 gu5 yan3]
hóngyǎnbìng- pinkeye
- envy
- jealousy
quēxīnyǎn- stupid
- senseless
- dim-witted
fānbáiyǎn- to roll one's eyes
lǎohuāyǎn- presbyopia
lǎoshìyǎn- presbyopia
yǎn- navel
- belly button
zhuóyǎndiǎn- place of interest
- a place one has one's eye on
zheyǎn- to narrow one's eyes and gaze at something with great attention
yǎn- myopia
- nearsightedness
- shortsightedness
māoyǎnr- erhua variant of |[mao1 yan3]
diēyǎnjìng- to be taken aback
yǎn- to give sb a meaningful look
pèiyǎnjìng- to have glasses made to one's sight
chóngyǎn- double eyelid
- epicanthal fold of upper eyelid (characteristic of Asian people)
kòuyǎnr- erhua variant of |[kou4 yan3]
kāiyǎnjiè- broaden, expand one's horizons
zhàngyǎn- blindfold
- cover-up
- trick
qiǎomangyǎn- night blindness (dialect)
shuāngyǎn- double eyelid
diànyǎn- electronic eye
qīngguāngyǎn- glaucoma
bǎoyǎn- to feast one's eyes on (idiom)
dòuyǎn- cross-eye
niǎoyǎnwén- bird's eye (common company name)
fèngyǎnlán- water hyacinth
hēiyǎnquān- dark circles (under one's eyes)
- black eye
yǎnjīng- protruding eyes
bǎnyǎn- lit. one strong beat and one weak beats in a measure of music (two beats in the bar) (idiom); fig. follow a prescribed pattern to the letter
- scrupulous attention to detail
bǎnsānyǎn- lit. one strong beat and three weak beats in a measure of music (four beats in the bar) (idiom); fig. scrupulous attention to detail
yǎnwàng- as far as the eye can see
穿穿yǎnkànchuān- to see through something at first glance (idiom)
bǎoyǎn- to feast one's eyes on (idiom)
yǎnr- erhua variant of 不起[bu4 qi3 yan3]
zhǎngyǎnjing- see 沒長|没长[mei2 zhang3 yan3 jing5]
diūrénxiànyǎn- to make an exhibition of oneself
- to be a disgrace
diūméidiūyǎn- to wink at sb
yǎnhuányǎn- an eye for an eye (idiom); fig. to use the enemy's methods against him
- to give sb a taste of his own medicine
méishùnyǎn- docile
- submissive
zuòméizuòyǎn- to frown
bǎoyǎnyào- eight-jewel eye ointment (TCM)
lěngyǎnpángguān- the cool eye of a bystander
- a detached point of view
biézhīyǎn- see 獨具隻|独具只[du2 ju4 zhi1 yan3]
kǒuyǎnwāixié- facial nerve paralysis
lìngyǎnxiāngkàn- to treat sb favorably
- to view in a new light
yǎnxiàng- to touch an elephant with closed eyes (idiom); to proceed blindly
dānyǎnxiàng- single-lens reflex camera (Tw)
sǎngziyǎnr- erhua variant of 嗓子[sang3 zi5 yan3]
yánleyǎnr- up to the eyeballs
- full to overflowing
- jampacked
yǎntián- four-eyes
chùzhuóyǎn- View the big picture while handling the details (idiom).
bǎoyǎn- to feast one's eyes
tiānxíngchìyǎn- acute contagious conjunctivitis (TCM)
tàiyángyǎnjìng- sunglasses
ānquányǎnzhào- safety goggles
shěnměiyǎnguāng- an eye for beauty
- aesthetic judgment
xiǎoxīnyǎnr- small-minded
- petty
- narrow-minded
méishànyǎn- kind brows, pleasant eyes (idiom); amiable looking
- benign-faced
xīnyǎnli- from the bottom of one's heart
- heartily
- sincerely
huyǎn- to play dumb
- to slack off (idiom)
kōuyǎnr- erhua variant of 摳字|抠字[kou1 zi4 yan3]
shǒuyǎn- to have nothing further to do with a matter (idiom)
méinòngyǎn- to make eyes
- to wink
liàngyǎnjīng- to keep one's eyes open (idiom)
- to be on one's guard
- to be clear-eyed
fàngzàiyǎn- to pay attention to
- to care about
- to attach importance to
fàngyǎnwàng- as far as the eye can see
xiélengyǎnr- erhua variant of 斜愣[xie2 leng5 yan3]
yǒubǎnyǒuyǎn- orderly
- methodical
- rythmical
穿穿wàngyǎnchuān- to anxiously await
héngméishùyǎn- to scowl fiercely
- to glare
xīnyǎnr- stubborn
- obstinate
- having a one-track mind
méizhǎngyǎnjing- (coll.) are you blind or something?
- look where you're going
nóngméiyǎn- thick eyebrows and big eyes
huǒyǎnjīnjīng- piercing eyes
- discerning eyes
zhīyǎn- to see what others fail to see (idiom)
- to have exceptional insight
dàimàoyǎnjìng- hawksbill shell-rimmed eyeglasses
- CL:[fu4]
báiyǎnyàn- (Chinese bird species) white-eyed river martin (Pseudochelidon sirintarae)
báiyǎnzhūr- erhua variant of [bai2 yan3 zhu1]
báiyǎnkuángyīng- (Chinese bird species) white-eyed buzzard (Butastur teesa)
bǎiyǎnrén- hundred-eyed monster
jìnshōuyǎn- to take in the whole scene at once
- to have a panoramic view
zhíméidèngyǎn- to stare directly (in anger)
méiláiyǎn- lit. eyes and eyebrows come and go (idiom); to make eyes
- to exchange flirting glances with sb
méiyǎnchuánqíng- to give the eye to
- to make eyes at
méikāiyǎnxiào- brows raised in delight, eyes laughing (idiom); beaming with joy
- all smiles
kànshùnyǎn- unpleasant to the eye
- objectionable
kànzàiyǎnli- to see clearly
- to take it in
yǎnzhuànjīng- with fixed attention (idiom)
yǎnmàojīnxīng- to see stars
- dazed
yǎndòngshù- eye movement technique
yǎndòng- eye movement recording
yǎnquānhóngle- to be on the verge of tears
yǎnmíngshǒukuài- sharp-sighted and deft
yǎnlèihèngliú- to be overflowing with tears (idiom)
yǎnzhǒng- to have eyelids swollen from crying
- very unhappy (idiom)
yǎnziqiǎn- short-sighted
yǎnxiāěrlóng- to be deaf and blind (idiom)
yǎnshénhǎo- to have poor eyesight
yǎnshén- to have poor eyesight
yǎnshēng- ophthalmologist
穿穿yǎnchuānchángduàn- the eyes bore through, the belly hungers (idiom); in eager anticipation
- keenly awaiting
yǎnwénzàoméi- (Chinese bird species) spotted laughingthrush (Garrulax ocellatus)
yǎnhuāliáoluàn- to be dazzled
yǎnjiànwéishí- seeing is believing
yǎnshā- to have a murderous look in one's eyes (idiom)
yǎnchánbǎo- to have eyes bigger than one's belly (idiom)
yǎngāoshǒu- to have high standards but little ability
- to be fastidious but incompetent (idiom)
jiēguyǎnr- erhua variant of 節骨|节骨[jie1 gu5 yan3]
quēxīnyǎnr- erhua variant of 缺心[que1 xin1 yan3]
lǎoyǎnhūnhuā- blurred vision of an old person (idiom)
ròuyǎnfántāi- ignoramus (idiom)
ròuyǎnguānchá- observation by naked eye
jiànqiányǎnkāi- to open one's eyes wide at the sight of profit (idiom); thinking of nothing but personal gain
- money-grubbing
qīnyǎn- to see for oneself
- to see with one's own eyes
zéiméizéiyǎn- see 賊眉鼠|贼眉鼠[zei2 mei2 shu3 yan3]
zéiméishǔyǎn- shifty-eyed
- crafty-looking (idiom)
diēyǎnjìng- see |[die1 yan3 jing4]
便便zhuǎnyǎnbiànwàng- what the eye doesn't see the heart doesn't miss (idiom)
zhuǎnyǎnshì- to pass in an instant
- over in the twinkling of an eye
jìnzàiyǎnqián- right under one's nose
- right in front of one's eyes
- close at hand
- imminent
chóngyǎnr- double eyelid
- epicanthal fold of upper eyelid (characteristic of Asian people)
jīnyǎnméiquè- (Chinese bird species) yellow-eyed babbler (Chrysomma sinense)
jīnyǎn- fair-haired and blue-eyed
- blonde
- of Western appearance
zhǎngdiǎnxīnyǎn- to watch out
- to keep one's wits about one
fángyǎnjìng- safety goggles
yǐnxíngyǎnjìng- contact lens
- CL:|[zhi1],[fu4]
zhīyǎn- see 獨具隻|独具只[du2 ju4 zhi1 yan3]
shuāngyǎnshìjué- binocular vision
tóuhūnyǎnyūn- head spinning and blurred vision
- giddy
- in a faint
tóuhūnyǎnàn- head spinning and eyes dark (idiom); dizzy
- fainting
- vertigo
tóuhūnyǎnhuā- to faint with blurred vision (idiom); dizzy and eyes dimmed
tóuyūnyǎnhuā- to faint with blurred vision (idiom); dizzy and eyes dimmed
èyǎnlèi- crocodile tears
- fig. hypocritical words of sympathy
qīngyǎnzhǒng- a black eye (idiom); serious injury to the face
- fig. a setback
- a defeat
xiùyǎnniǎo- (Chinese bird species) lowland white-eye (Zosterops meyeni)
YìnYǎnjìngshé- Indian Cobra (Naja naja)
kuàidòngyǎn- REM sleep
dàiyǒuyǎnjìng- to wear colored glasses
- to have a prejudiced viewpoint
绿ànxiùyǎnniǎo- (Chinese bird species) Japanese white-eye (Zosterops japonicus)
shārénzhǎyǎn- to murder without blinking an eye (idiom)
- ruthless
- cold-blooded
huīyǎnduǎnjiǎobēi- (Chinese bird species) grey-eyed bulbul (Iole propinqua)
huīxiùyǎnniǎo- (Chinese bird species) oriental white-eye (Zosterops palpebrosus)
yǎnjiànwéijìng- what remains unseen is deemed to be clean
- what the eye doesn't see, the heart doesn't grieve over (idiom)
yǎnwénhuángshānquè- (Chinese bird species) Himalayan black-lored tit (Machlolophus xanthogenys)
hóngxiéxiùyǎnniǎo- (Chinese bird species) chestnut-flanked white-eye (Zosterops erythropleurus)
yǒuyǎnshíTàiShān- lit. to have eyes but fail to recognize Mt Tai (idiom)
- fig. to fail to recognize sb important or sb's great talent
- to be blind to the fact
yǎnjingchībīnglín- to be checking out the hotties (Taiwan slang)
zhēngyǎnyǎn- to turn a blind eye
zhēngzhīyǎnzhīyǎn- to turn a blind eye
hǎohànchīyǎnqiánkuī- a wise man knows better than to fight when the odds are against him (idiom)
西西qíngrényǎnchūshī- lit. in the eyes of a lover appears 西施[Xi1 shi1] (idiom); fig. beauty is in the eye of the beholder
西西qíngrényǎnyǒushī- In the eyes of the lover, a famous beauty (idiom). Beauty in the eye of the beholder
yǎnjiàn,xīnfán- what the eye doesn't see, the heart doesn't grieve over (idiom)
yǎnróngbushāzi- can't bear having grit in one's eye (idiom)
- unable to put sth objectionable out of one's mind
- not prepared to turn a blind eye
yǎnjīngzhuōquè- lit. to catch sparrows blindfolded (idiom)
- fig. to act blindly
yǎnlèi- with one's face covered in tears (idiom)
héngtiāozi,shùtiāoyǎn- to pick on sth incessantly
- to criticize right and left
yǎncénghēiliú- uveal melanoma
yǎnguānliùěrtīngfāng- lit. the eyes watch six roads and the ears listen in all directions
- to be observant and alert (idiom)
zhēngzhīyǎnzhīyǎn- to turn a blind eye
chóurénxiāngjiàn,fènwàiyǎnhóng- when the enemies come face to face, their eyes blaze with hatred (idiom)
yǎnhuányǎn,huán- an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth (idiom)
- fig. to use the enemy's methods against him
- to give sb a taste of his own medicine
chùzhuóyǎn,xiǎochùzhuóshǒu- View the big picture while handling the details (idiom).
tiānChǔ,yǎnkōng- the sky hangs low over the Yangtze, empty as far as the eye can see (idiom); nothing to see to the broad horizon
yǎnjiànwéishí,ěrtīngwéi- to believe what one sees, not what one hears (idiom). Don't believe what people tell you until you see if for yourself.
- It ain't necessarily so.
yǎnguānchù,ěrtīngfāng- see 觀四面耳聽八方|观四面耳听八方[yan3 guan1 si4 mian4 , er3 ting1 ba1 fang1]
yǎnguānmiàn,ěrtīngfāng- lit. the eyes observe all sides and the ears listen in all directions (idiom)
- fig. to be observant and alert
ěrtīngwéi,yǎnjiànwéishí- Take what you hear to be false, only believe it when you see it (idiom). Don't believe what people tell you until you see if for yourself.
- It ain't necessarily so.

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