睜眼說瞎話

See also: 睁眼说瞎话

Chinese

		to open (eye)	eye	to speak; to say; persuade (politically)	untruth; lie; to talk nonsense
trad. (睜眼說瞎話)		睜	眼	說	瞎話
simp. (睁眼说瞎话)		睁	眼	说	瞎话

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhēng yǎn shuō xiāhuà

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄥ ㄧㄢˇ ㄕㄨㄛ ㄒㄧㄚ ㄏㄨㄚˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhēng yǎn shuō xiāhuà
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄥ ㄧㄢˇ ㄕㄨㄛ ㄒㄧㄚ ㄏㄨㄚˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jheng yǎn shuo siahuà
    • Wade–Giles: chêng¹ yen³ shuo¹ hsia¹-hua⁴
    • Yale: jēng yǎn shwō syā-hwà
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jeng yean shuo shiahuah
    • Palladius: чжэн янь шо сяхуа (čžɛn janʹ šo sjaxua)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ jɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂu̯ɔ⁵⁵ ɕi̯ä⁵⁵ xu̯ä⁵¹/

Idiom

睜眼說瞎話

1. to lie; to talk nonsense; to tell stories

   明明有基於犯罪率數據的研究支持死刑可嚇阻謀殺，廢死卻說研究認為死刑不能嚇阻謀殺，這不是睜眼說瞎話嗎？ [MSC, trad.]
   明明有基于犯罪率数据的研究支持死刑可吓阻谋杀，废死却说研究认为死刑不能吓阻谋杀，这不是睁眼说瞎话吗？ [MSC, simp.]

   Míngmíng yǒu jīyú fànzuìlǜ shùjù de yánjiū zhīchí sǐxíng kě xiàzǔ móushā, fèisǐ què shuō yánjiū rènwèi sǐxíng bùnéng xiàzǔ móushā, zhè bùshì zhēngyǎnshuōxiāhuà ma? [Pinyin]

   There is research based on crime rate data that shows the death penalty can deter murder, but death penalty opponents say research shows that the death penalty can’t deter murder, aren’t they lying blatantly?