粵

有jau5眼ngaan5無mou4珠zyu1

simp有眼无珠
jau5 ngaan5 mou4 zyu1yǒu yǎn wú zhū

English

  1. (idiom) blind as a bat (figuratively)
  2. (adjective) senseless
  3. senseless; without the ability to see or discern; literally: having eyes without eyeballs
  4. unaware of who (or what) one is dealing with
  5. to fail to recognize what sb a bit more perceptive would

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 冇識別人或者事物高下優劣嘅能力

Examples

  • 有眼無珠嫁錯郎

    (of females) to marry the wrong man

  • 噉嘅人才領導層都唔識得重用,實在太過有眼無珠。

    How come management neglect such talented people? They must be blind.

Sources: cc-canto, cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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