眼皮子底下
眼皮子底下 yǎn pí zi dǐ xià ㄧㄢˇ ㄆㄧˊ ˙ㄗ ㄉㄧˇ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ngaan5 pei4 zi2 dai2 haa6
- right in front of sb's eyes
- right under sb's nose
- current
- at the moment
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眼
- 一眼 yī yǎn ㄧ ㄧㄢˇ jat1 ngaan5 a glance
- 字眼 zì yǎn ㄗˋ ㄧㄢˇ zi6 ngaan5 wording
- 抢眼 搶眼 qiǎng yǎn ㄑㄧㄤˇ ㄧㄢˇ coeng2 ngaan5 eye-catching
- 眨眼 zhǎ yǎn ㄓㄚˇ ㄧㄢˇ zaam2 ngaan5 to blink
- 眼下 yǎn xià ㄧㄢˇ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ngaan5 haa6 now; at present
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- 眼光 yǎn guāng ㄧㄢˇ ㄍㄨㄤ ngaan5 gwong1 gaze
- 眼前 yǎn qián ㄧㄢˇ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ngaan5 cin4 before one's eyes
- 眼泪 眼淚 yǎn lèi ㄧㄢˇ ㄌㄟˋ ngaan5 leoi6 tear; teardrop
- 眼界 yǎn jiè ㄧㄢˇ ㄐㄧㄝˋ ngaan5 gaai3 (lit. and fig.) field of vision; scope; horizon
- 眼看 yǎn kàn ㄧㄢˇ ㄎㄢˋ ngaan5 hon3 soon
- 眼睛 yǎn jing ㄧㄢˇ ˙ㄐㄧㄥ ngaan5 zing1 eye
- 眼神 yǎn shén ㄧㄢˇ ㄕㄣˊ ngaan5 san4 expression or emotion showing in one's eyes
- 眼红 眼紅 yǎn hóng ㄧㄢˇ ㄏㄨㄥˊ ngaan5 hung4 to covet
- 眼色 yǎn sè ㄧㄢˇ ㄙㄜˋ ngaan5 sik1 signal made with one's eyes
- 眼镜 眼鏡 yǎn jìng ㄧㄢˇ ㄐㄧㄥˋ ngaan5 geng2 spectacles
- 红眼 紅眼 hóng yǎn ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄧㄢˇ hung4 ngaan5 to become infuriated
- 耀眼 yào yǎn ㄧㄠˋ ㄧㄢˇ jiu6 ngaan5 to dazzle
- 着眼 著眼 zhuó yǎn ㄓㄨㄛˊ ㄧㄢˇ zoek6 ngaan5 to have one's eyes on (a goal)
- 亲眼 親眼 qīn yǎn ㄑㄧㄣ ㄧㄢˇ can1 ngaan5 with one's own eyes
- 转眼 轉眼 zhuǎn yǎn ㄓㄨㄢˇ ㄧㄢˇ zyun2 ngaan5 in a flash
皮
- 橡皮 xiàng pí ㄒㄧㄤˋ ㄆㄧˊ zoeng6 pei4 rubber
- 皮包 pí bāo ㄆㄧˊ ㄅㄠ pei4 baau1 handbag
- 皮带 皮帶 pí dài ㄆㄧˊ ㄉㄞˋ pei4 daai2 strap
- 皮球 pí qiú ㄆㄧˊ ㄑㄧㄡˊ pei4 kau4 ball (made of rubber, leather etc)
- 皮肤 皮膚 pí fū ㄆㄧˊ ㄈㄨ pei4 fu1 skin
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- 皮鞋 pí xié ㄆㄧˊ ㄒㄧㄝˊ pei4 haai4 leather shoes
- 调皮 調皮 tiáo pí ㄊㄧㄠˊ ㄆㄧˊ tiu4 pei4 naughty
- 顽皮 頑皮 wán pí ㄨㄢˊ ㄆㄧˊ waan4 pei4 naughty
- 白皮书 白皮書 bái pí shū ㄅㄞˊ ㄆㄧˊ ㄕㄨ baak6 pei4 syu1 white paper (e.g. containing proposals for new legislation)
- 上皮 shàng pí ㄕㄤˋ ㄆㄧˊ soeng6 pei4 (anatomy) epithelium; epithelial tissue
- 丹皮 dān pí ㄉㄢ ㄆㄧˊ daan1 pei4 the root bark of the peony tree
- 仿皮 fǎng pí ㄈㄤˇ ㄆㄧˊ fong2 pei4 imitation leather
- 俏皮 qiào pi ㄑㄧㄠˋ ˙ㄆㄧ ciu3 pei4 smart
- 备皮 備皮 bèi pí ㄅㄟˋ ㄆㄧˊ bei6 pei4 to prep a patient's skin prior to surgery (shaving hair, cleansing etc)
- 内皮 內皮 nèi pí ㄋㄟˋ ㄆㄧˊ noi6 pei4 (med.) endothelium
- 剥皮 剝皮 bāo pí ㄅㄠ ㄆㄧˊ mok1 pei4 to skin; to flay; to peel
- 包皮 bāo pí ㄅㄠ ㄆㄧˊ baau1 pei4 wrapping
- 南皮 Nán pí ㄋㄢˊ ㄆㄧˊ naam4 pei4 see 南皮县
- 去皮 qù pí ㄑㄩˋ ㄆㄧˊ heoi3 pei4 to peel
- 口皮 kǒu pí ㄎㄡˇ ㄆㄧˊ hau2 pei4 (coll.) lip
子
- 位子 wèi zi ㄨㄟˋ ˙ㄗ wai2 zi2 place
- 例子 lì zi ㄌㄧˋ ˙ㄗ lai6 zi2 case
- 个子 個子 gè zi ㄍㄜˋ ˙ㄗ go3 zi2 stature; height; size (of a person or object)
- 儿子 兒子 ér zi ㄦˊ ˙ㄗ ji4 zi2 son
- 兔子 tù zi ㄊㄨˋ ˙ㄗ tou3 zi2 hare
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- 凳子 dèng zi ㄉㄥˋ ˙ㄗ dang3 zi2 stool
- 分子 fēn zǐ ㄈㄣ ㄗˇ fan1 zi2 (chemistry) molecule
- 刷子 shuā zi ㄕㄨㄚ ˙ㄗ caat3 zi2 brush
- 剪子 jiǎn zi ㄐㄧㄢˇ ˙ㄗ zin2 zi2 clippers
- 包子 bāo zi ㄅㄠ ˙ㄗ baau1 zi2 baozi; bao (steamed stuffed bun)
- 卡子 qiǎ zi ㄑㄧㄚˇ ˙ㄗ kaa1 zi2 clip
- 卷子 juǎn zi ㄐㄩㄢˇ ˙ㄗ gyun2 zi2 steamed roll
- 原子 yuán zǐ ㄩㄢˊ ㄗˇ jyun4 zi2 atom
- 叉子 chā zi ㄔㄚ ˙ㄗ caa1 zi2 fork
- 口子 kǒu zi ㄎㄡˇ ˙ㄗ hau2 zi2 hole
- 句子 jù zi ㄐㄩˋ ˙ㄗ geoi3 zi2 sentence
- 君子 jūn zǐ ㄐㄩㄣ ㄗˇ gwan1 zi2 nobleman
- 单子 單子 dān zi ㄉㄢ ˙ㄗ daan1 zi2 list of items
- 嗓子 sǎng zi ㄙㄤˇ ˙ㄗ song1 zi2 throat
- 圈子 quān zi ㄑㄩㄢ ˙ㄗ hyun1 zi2 circle
底
- 到底 dào dǐ ㄉㄠˋ ㄉㄧˇ dou3 dai2 finally
- 功底 gōng dǐ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄉㄧˇ gung1 dai2 training in the basic skills
- 垫底 墊底 diàn dǐ ㄉㄧㄢˋ ㄉㄧˇ zin3 dai2 to put sth on the bottom
- 年底 nián dǐ ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄉㄧˇ nin4 dai2 the end of the year
- 底下 dǐ xia ㄉㄧˇ ˙ㄒㄧㄚ dai2 haa6 the location below sth
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- 底子 dǐ zi ㄉㄧˇ ˙ㄗ dai2 zi2 base
- 底层 底層 dǐ céng ㄉㄧˇ ㄘㄥˊ dai2 cang4 ground floor; first floor
- 底片 dǐ piàn ㄉㄧˇ ㄆㄧㄢˋ dai2 pin3 negative
- 底线 底線 dǐ xiàn ㄉㄧˇ ㄒㄧㄢˋ dai2 sin3 bottom line; the limit of what one is prepared to accept
- 底蕴 底蘊 dǐ yùn ㄉㄧˇ ㄩㄣˋ dai2 wan2 inside information
- 彻底 徹底 chè dǐ ㄔㄜˋ ㄉㄧˇ cit3 dai2 thorough
- 月底 yuè dǐ ㄩㄝˋ ㄉㄧˇ jyut6 dai2 end of the month
- 海底 hǎi dǐ ㄏㄞˇ ㄉㄧˇ hoi2 dai2 seabed; seafloor; bottom of the ocean
- 澈底 chè dǐ ㄔㄜˋ ㄉㄧˇ cit3 dai2 variant of 彻底
- 谜底 謎底 mí dǐ ㄇㄧˊ ㄉㄧˇ mai4 dai2 answer to a riddle
- 说到底 說到底 shuō dào dǐ ㄕㄨㄛ ㄉㄠˋ ㄉㄧˇ seoi3 dou3 dai2 in the final analysis
- 归根到底 歸根到底 guī gēn dào dǐ ㄍㄨㄟ ㄍㄣ ㄉㄠˋ ㄉㄧˇ gwai1 gan1 dou3 dai2 after all
- 交底 jiāo dǐ ㄐㄧㄠ ㄉㄧˇ gaau1 dai2 to fill sb in (on the details of sth)
- 保底 bǎo dǐ ㄅㄠˇ ㄉㄧˇ bou2 dai2 to break even
- 兜底 dōu dǐ ㄉㄡ ㄉㄧˇ dau1 dai2 to provide a safety net
Idioms with these characters
- 白眉赤眼 bái méi chì yǎn ㄅㄞˊ ㄇㄟˊ ㄔˋ ㄧㄢˇ baak6 mei4 cek3 ngaan5 for no reason (idiom)
- 鼻青眼肿 鼻青眼腫 bí qīng yǎn zhǒng ㄅㄧˊ ㄑㄧㄥ ㄧㄢˇ ㄓㄨㄥˇ bei6 ceng1 ngaan5 zung2 a black eye (idiom); serious injury to the face
- 擦亮眼睛 cā liàng yǎn jīng ㄘㄚ ㄌㄧㄤˋ ㄧㄢˇ ㄐㄧㄥ caat3 loeng6 ngaan5 zing1 to keep one's eyes open (idiom)
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- 大开眼界 大開眼界 dà kāi yǎn jiè ㄉㄚˋ ㄎㄞ ㄧㄢˇ ㄐㄧㄝˋ daai6 hoi1 ngaan5 gaai3 (idiom) to broaden one's horizons greatly
- 打马虎眼 打馬虎眼 dǎ mǎ hu yǎn ㄉㄚˇ ㄇㄚˇ ˙ㄏㄨ ㄧㄢˇ daa2 maa1 fu1 ngaan5 to play dumb
- 独具只眼 獨具隻眼 dú jù zhī yǎn ㄉㄨˊ ㄐㄩˋ ㄓ ㄧㄢˇ duk6 geoi6 zek3 ngaan5 to see what others fail to see (idiom)
- 过眼烟云 過眼煙雲 guò yǎn yān yún ㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄧㄢˇ ㄧㄢ ㄩㄣˊ gwo3 ngaan5 jin1 wan4 ephemeral (idiom)
- 过眼云烟 過眼雲煙 guò yǎn yún yān ㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄧㄢˇ ㄩㄣˊ ㄧㄢ gwo3 ngaan5 wan4 jin1 ephemeral (idiom)
- 合眼摸象 hé yǎn mō xiàng ㄏㄜˊ ㄧㄢˇ ㄇㄛ ㄒㄧㄤˋ hap6 ngaan5 mo2 zoeng6 to touch an elephant with closed eyes (idiom); to proceed blindly
- 见钱眼开 見錢眼開 jiàn qián yǎn kāi ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄧㄢˇ ㄎㄞ gin3 cin2 ngaan5 hoi1 to open one's eyes wide at the sight of profit (idiom); thinking of nothing but personal gain
- 鸡毛蒜皮 雞毛蒜皮 jī máo suàn pí ㄐㄧ ㄇㄠˊ ㄙㄨㄢˋ ㄆㄧˊ gai1 mou4 syun3 pei4 lit. chicken feathers and garlic skins (idiom)
- 磨嘴皮子 mó zuǐ pí zi ㄇㄛˊ ㄗㄨㄟˇ ㄆㄧˊ ˙ㄗ mo4 zeoi2 pei4 zi2 to wear out the skin of one's teeth (idiom); pointlessly blather
- 粘皮带骨 粘皮帶骨 nián pí dài gǔ ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄆㄧˊ ㄉㄞˋ ㄍㄨˇ nim1 pei4 daai3 gwat1 (old) (idiom) muddled; indecisive; plodding
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- 皮包骨头 皮包骨頭 pí bāo gǔ tóu ㄆㄧˊ ㄅㄠ ㄍㄨˇ ㄊㄡˊ pei4 baau1 gwat1 tau4 to be all skin and bones (idiom)
- 皮开肉绽 皮開肉綻 pí kāi ròu zhàn ㄆㄧˊ ㄎㄞ ㄖㄡˋ ㄓㄢˋ pei4 hoi1 juk6 zaan6 flesh lacerated from corporal punishment (idiom)
- 食肉寝皮 食肉寢皮 shí ròu qǐn pí ㄕˊ ㄖㄡˋ ㄑㄧㄣˇ ㄆㄧˊ sik6 juk6 cam2 pei4 to eat sb's flesh and sleep on their hide (idiom); to swear revenge on sb
- 死皮赖脸 死皮賴臉 sǐ pí lài liǎn ㄙˇ ㄆㄧˊ ㄌㄞˋ ㄌㄧㄢˇ sei2 pei4 laai6 lim5 brazen faced (idiom); shameless
- 细皮嫩肉 細皮嫩肉 xì pí nèn ròu ㄒㄧˋ ㄆㄧˊ ㄋㄣˋ ㄖㄡˋ sai3 pei4 nyun6 juk6 soft skin and tender flesh (idiom)
- 羊质虎皮 羊質虎皮 yáng zhì hǔ pí ㄧㄤˊ ㄓˋ ㄏㄨˇ ㄆㄧˊ joeng4 zat1 fu2 pei4 lit. the heart of a sheep in the skin of a tiger (idiom)
- 与狐谋皮 與狐謀皮 yǔ hú móu pí ㄩˇ ㄏㄨˊ ㄇㄡˊ ㄆㄧˊ jyu5 wu4 mau4 pei4 (idiom) to ask sb to act contrary to their own interests (original form of the expression 与虎谋皮)
- 爱民如子 愛民如子 ài mín rú zǐ ㄞˋ ㄇㄧㄣˊ ㄖㄨˊ ㄗˇ oi3 man4 jyu4 zi2 (idiom) to love the common people as one's own children (praise for a virtuous ruler)
- 摆花架子 擺花架子 bǎi huā jià zi ㄅㄞˇ ㄏㄨㄚ ㄐㄧㄚˋ ˙ㄗ baai2 faa1 gaa2 zi2 lit. to arrange a shelf of flowers
- 才子佳人 cái zǐ jiā rén ㄘㄞˊ ㄗˇ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄖㄣˊ coi4 zi2 gaai1 jan4 lit. gifted scholar, beautiful lady (idiom)
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- 多子多福 duō zǐ duō fú ㄉㄨㄛ ㄗˇ ㄉㄨㄛ ㄈㄨˊ do1 zi2 do1 fuk1 the more sons, the more happiness (idiom)
- 父慈子孝 fù cí zǐ xiào ㄈㄨˋ ㄘˊ ㄗˇ ㄒㄧㄠˋ fu6 ci4 zi2 haau3 benevolent father, filial son (idiom)
- 膏粱子弟 gāo liáng zǐ dì ㄍㄠ ㄌㄧㄤˊ ㄗˇ ㄉㄧˋ gou1 loeng4 zi2 dai6 (idiom) pampered scion of a wealthy family
- 狗拿耗子 gǒu ná hào zi ㄍㄡˇ ㄋㄚˊ ㄏㄠˋ ˙ㄗ gau2 naa4 hou3 zi2 lit. a dog who catches mice
- 画荻教子 畫荻教子 huà dí jiào zǐ ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄉㄧˊ ㄐㄧㄠˋ ㄗˇ waak6 dik6 gaau3 zi2 to write on the sand with reeds while teaching one's son (idiom)
- 佳人才子 jiā rén cái zǐ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄖㄣˊ ㄘㄞˊ ㄗˇ gaai1 jan4 coi4 zi2 lit. beautiful lady, gifted scholar (idiom)
- 君子之交 jūn zǐ zhī jiāo ㄐㄩㄣ ㄗˇ ㄓ ㄐㄧㄠ gwan1 zi2 zi1 gaau1 friendship between gentlemen, insipid as water (idiom, from Zhuangzi 庄子)
- 跌至谷底 diē zhì gǔ dǐ ㄉㄧㄝ ㄓˋ ㄍㄨˇ ㄉㄧˇ dit3 zi3 guk1 dai2 to hit rock bottom (idiom)
- 釜底游鱼 釜底游魚 fǔ dǐ yóu yú ㄈㄨˇ ㄉㄧˇ ㄧㄡˊ ㄩˊ fu2 dai2 jau4 jyu2 a fish at the bottom of the pot (idiom)
- 归根究底 歸根究底 guī gēn jiū dǐ ㄍㄨㄟ ㄍㄣ ㄐㄧㄡ ㄉㄧˇ gwai1 gan1 gau3 dai2 (idiom) in the final analysis
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- 井底之蛙 jǐng dǐ zhī wā ㄐㄧㄥˇ ㄉㄧˇ ㄓ ㄨㄚ zeng2 dai2 zi1 waa1 lit. a frog at the bottom of a well (idiom)
- 盘根究底 盤根究底 pán gēn jiū dǐ ㄆㄢˊ ㄍㄣ ㄐㄧㄡ ㄉㄧˇ pun4 gan1 gau3 dai2 lit. to examine roots and inquire at the base (idiom); to get to the bottom of sth
- 盘根问底 盤根問底 pán gēn wèn dǐ ㄆㄢˊ ㄍㄣ ㄨㄣˋ ㄉㄧˇ pun4 gan1 man6 dai2 lit. to examine roots and inquire at the base (idiom); to get to the bottom of sth
- 刨根问底 刨根問底 páo gēn wèn dǐ ㄆㄠˊ ㄍㄣ ㄨㄣˋ ㄉㄧˇ paau4 gan1 man6 dai2 to dig up roots and inquire at the base (idiom); to get to the bottom of sth
- 寻根问底 尋根問底 xún gēn wèn dǐ ㄒㄩㄣˊ ㄍㄣ ㄨㄣˋ ㄉㄧˇ cam4 gan1 man6 dai2 lit. to examine roots and inquire at the base (idiom); to get to the bottom of sth
- 询根问底 詢根問底 xún gēn wèn dǐ ㄒㄩㄣˊ ㄍㄣ ㄨㄣˋ ㄉㄧˇ seon1 gan1 man6 dai2 lit. to examine roots and inquire at the base (idiom); to get to the bottom of sth
- 追根问底 追根問底 zhuī gēn wèn dǐ ㄓㄨㄟ ㄍㄣ ㄨㄣˋ ㄉㄧˇ zeoi1 gan1 man6 dai2 lit. to examine roots and inquire at the base (idiom); to get to the bottom of sth
Example sentences
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这 這 场 場 事故 发生 發生 在 我们 我們 的 眼皮子底下 。
The accident happened right before our eyes.
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