have eyes but fail to see(yǒu yǎn wú zhū)

have eyes but fail to see

There are no eyes, Chinese idiom, Pinyin is y ǒ uy ǎ NW ú zh ū, meaning no eyes. Used to scold someone for being blind and not seeing the greatness or importance of someone or something. It's from raising eyebrows.

Analysis of Idioms

[synonym]: blind, blind, blinded and blinded

The origin of Idioms

In Yuan Dynasty, the first fold of Wu Mingshi's "raising a case to raise eyebrows" is: "as the saying goes, the wise are wise, and the fool are foolish. It's like a fumigation. They are different and difficult to be together. How can they compare you with eyes but not pearls."

Idiom usage

Used as a predicate or attributive; used to curse. example master, I have no eyes. I don't recognize master's respect. I have many conflicts. Please forgive me. (journey to the west by Wu Chengen, Ming Dynasty, Chapter 22)!

Chinese PinYin : yǒu yǎn wú zhū