有眼无珠 — Chinese idiom
有眼无珠
yǒu yǎn wú zhū
Traditional: 有眼無珠
Meaning
- blind as a bat (figuratively)
- unaware of who (or what) one is dealing with
- to fail to recognize what sb a bit more perceptive would
Character by character
- 有yǒuto have, to own, to possess; to exist
- 眼yǎneyelet, hole, opening
- 无wúno, not; lacking, -less
- 珠zhūgem, jewel, pearl, precious stone
Idioms sharing a character
- 一无所有 yī wú suǒ yǒu
- 三生有幸 sān shēng yǒu xìng
- 互通有无 hù tōng yǒu wú
- 井井有条 jǐng jǐng yǒu tiáo
- 井然有序 jǐng rán yǒu xù
- 别有用心 bié yǒu yòng xīn
- 前所未有 qián suǒ wèi yǒu
- 化为乌有 huà wéi wū yǒu
- 另有企图 lìng yǒu qǐ tú
- 各有千秋 gè yǒu qiān qiū
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