 | 睁 | ||
| open eyes; stare | |||
| Radical | 目 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Strokes (without radical) | 6 | Total Strokes | 11 |
| Mandarin reading | zhēng | Cantonese reading | zaang1 zang1 |
| Japanese on reading | Japanese kun reading | ||
| Korean reading | Vietnamese reading | ||
| Traditional Variant(s) | 睜 | to open the eyes; stare | |
| 睁 | [ zhēng ] to open (one's eyes) |
| 睁一眼闭一眼 | [ zhēng yī yǎn bì yī yǎn ] to turn a blind eye |
| 睁一只眼闭一只眼 | [ zhēng yī zhī yǎn bì yī zhī yǎn ] to turn a blind eye |
| 睁眼 | [ zhēng yǎn ] to open one's eyes |
| 睁眼说瞎话 | [ zhēng yǎn shuō xiā huà ] to lie through one's teeth (idiom), to talk drivel |
| 睁着眼睛说瞎话 | [ zhēng zhe yǎn jīng shuō xiā huà ] to lie through one's teeth (idiom), to talk drivel |
| 睁开 | [ zhēng kaī ] to open (one's eyes) |
| 睁只眼闭只眼 | [ zhēng zhī yǎn bì zhī yǎn ] to turn a blind eye |
| ⇒ 目睁口呆 | [ mù zhēng koǔ daī ] stunned, dumbstruck |
| ⇒ 眼睁睁 | [ yǎn zhēng zhēng ] to stare blankly, to look on helplessly, to look on unfeelingly |
| ⇒ 眼睁睁 | [ yǎn zhēng zhēng ] to stare blankly, to look on helplessly, to look on unfeelingly |