zek3 ngaan5 hoi1 zek3 ngaan5 bai3隻眼開隻眼閉只眼开只眼闭
Jyutpingzek3 ngaan5 hoi1 zek3 ngaan5 bai3
Yalejek ngánh hōi jek ngánh bai

Definition

the attitude of being lenient towards or ignoring something; to turn a blind eye; to look the other way; literally "open an eye, close an eye"

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T2High rising
T3Mid level
T4Low falling
T5Low rising
T6Low level

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拶刑
zaat3 jing4squeezing the fingers between sticks (old form of torture)
醉態醉态
zeoi3 taai3drunken state
做小姐
zou6 siu2 ze2to be an escort in a nightclub; to be a prostitute [written and colloquial]
贊不絕口赞不绝口
zaan3 bat1 zyut6 hau2to praise without cease (idiom); praise sb to high heaven
借調借调
ze3 diu6to temporarily transfer (personnel)
淨盡净尽
zing6 zeon6to eliminate
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