有眼無珠

Chinese

		to have; there is; there are to have; there is; there are; to exist; to be	eye	not have	pearl; bead
trad. (有眼無珠)		有	眼	無	珠
simp. (有眼无珠)		有	眼	无	珠
variant forms		有目無珠／有目无珠有眼無瞳／有眼无瞳肉眼無珠／肉眼无珠眼內無珠／眼内无珠盲眼無珠／盲眼无珠
Literally: “have an eye, but not an eyeball”.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yǒuyǎnwúzhū

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄡˇ ㄧㄢˇ ㄨˊ ㄓㄨ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jau⁵ ngaan⁵ mou⁴ zyu¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: yǒuyǎnwúzhū [Phonetic: yóuyǎnwúzhū]
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄡˇ ㄧㄢˇ ㄨˊ ㄓㄨ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yeouyeanwuju
  - IPA ^(key): /i̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ i̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ u³⁵ ʈ͡ʂu⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: jau⁵ ngaan⁵ mou⁴ zyu¹
  - Yale: yáuh ngáahn mòuh jyū
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jau⁵ ngaan⁵ mou⁴ dzy¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: yeo⁵ ngan⁵ mou⁴ ju¹
  - IPA ^(key): /jɐu̯¹³ ŋäːn¹³ mou̯²¹ t͡ʃyː⁵⁵/

Idiom

有眼無珠

(figuratively) lacking the ability to see or discern; to have a narrow vision; ignorant

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