眼睛长在头顶上,只看上,不看下眼睛長在頭頂上,只看上,不看下眼睛長在頭頂上,只看上,不看下

eyes growing on top of the head: look only up, never down

Saying俗语俗語

Two-part saying歇后语歇後語 · Widely known

Meaning: Mocks someone who only watches their superiors' moods and ignores the opinions of ordinary people. Critical.

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Simplified: 眼睛长在头顶上,只看上,不看下
Traditional (Taiwan): 眼睛長在頭頂上,只看上,不看下
Pinyin: yǎnjing zhǎng zài tóudǐng shang,zhǐ kàn shàng,bú kàn xià
Pinyin (Taiwan): yǎnjing zhǎng zài tóudǐng shàng,zhǐ kàn shàng,bú kàn xià
Bopomofo: ㄧㄢˇ ˙ㄐㄧㄥㄓㄤˇ ㄗㄞˋ ㄊㄡˊ ㄉㄧㄥˇ ㄕㄤˋ,ㄓˇ ㄎㄢˋ ㄕㄤˋ,ㄅㄨˊ ㄎㄢˋ ㄒㄧㄚˋ

Written with HSK 2 vocabulary, at CEFR level A1.

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