木匠拉线，睁一只眼闭一只眼木匠拉線，睜一隻眼閉一隻眼木匠拉線，睜一隻眼閉一隻眼

a carpenter snapping a line: one eye open, one eye shut

Saying俗语俗語

Two-part saying歇后语歇後語 · In everyday use

Meaning: To pretend not to see something wrong and let it pass. Close to 'turn a blind eye'.
Wordplay: The carpenter really shuts one eye to aim, and the phrase also means deliberately overlooking something.

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Simplified: 木匠拉线，睁一只眼闭一只眼
Traditional (Taiwan): 木匠拉線，睜一隻眼閉一隻眼
Pinyin: mùjiàng lāxiàn, zhēngyìzhīyǎnbìyìzhīyǎn
Bopomofo: ㄇㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄤˋ ㄌㄚㄒㄧㄢˋ，ㄓㄥㄧˋ ㄓㄧㄢˇ ㄅㄧˋ ㄧˋ ㄓㄧㄢˇ

Written with HSK 7-9 vocabulary, at CEFR level C1.

Words in this sentence

木(mù)匠(jiàng)carpenter

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