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目不交睫

mù bù jiāo jié

Definitions

  1. 1. lit. the eyelashes do not come together (idiom)
  2. 2. fig. to not sleep a wink

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Child Words of 目不交睫

不
bù

no; not so

交睫
jiāo jié

to close one's eyes (i.e. sleep)

目
mù

eye

睫
jié

eyelashes

交
jiāo

to hand over