眼里揉不下沙子 — “To be uncompromising and intolerant of evil or wrongdoing”
眼里揉不下沙子 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be uncompromising and intolerant of evil or wrongdoing”. To have zero tolerance for injustice. Literally, “cannot rub sand in one's eye”.
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眼里揉不下沙子 Pronunciation and Pinyin
眼里揉不下沙子 Character Breakdown
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他这个人眼里揉不下沙子，对待工作中的任何一点瑕疵都非常严格。
He is the kind of person who cannot tolerate any imperfection; he is extremely strict with even the slightest flaw in his work.
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- yǎn眼bù不shí识dīng丁completely illiterate
- yǎn眼bù不zhuàn转jīng睛gaze fixedly without blinking
- yǎn眼zhōng中zhī之dīng钉a thorn in one's eye
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- yǎn眼zhōng中yǒu有tiě铁resolute and disciplined look
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What does 眼里揉不下沙子 mean?
眼里揉不下沙子 (yǎn lǐ róu bù xià shā zi) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be uncompromising and intolerant of evil or wrongdoing”.
How do you pronounce 眼里揉不下沙子?
眼里揉不下沙子 is pronounced yǎn lǐ róu bù xià shā zi in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 眼里揉不下沙子 literally mean?
Literally, 眼里揉不下沙子 means “cannot rub sand in one's eye”. It is used to mean “to be uncompromising and intolerant of evil or wrongdoing”.
What is the Chinese definition of 眼里揉不下沙子?
比喻对坏人坏事不能容忍