眼不交睫 — “Unable to sleep a wink all night due to extreme worry or anxiety”
眼不交睫 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Unable to sleep a wink all night due to extreme worry or anxiety”. Sleepless with anxiety. Literally, “Eyes not joining eyelashes”.
眼不交睫 Pronunciation and Pinyin
眼不交睫 Character Breakdown
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More idioms starting with 眼
- yǎn眼bù不huí回jīng睛to gaze intently, completely absorbed
- yǎn眼bù不zhù著shā砂Cannot tolerate any wrongdoing
- yǎn眼bù不jiàn见wéi为jìng净Out of sight, out of mind
- yǎn眼bù不jiàn见，，xīn心bù不fán烦Out of sight, out of mind
- 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
- yǎn眼zhōng中cì刺a thorn in one's eye
- yǎn眼zhōng中bá拔dīng钉remove a hated person or nuisance
- yǎn眼zhōng中yǒu有tiě铁resolute and disciplined look
- yǎn眼zhōng中dīng疔，，ròu肉zhōng中cì刺a thorn in the flesh
- yǎn眼zhōng中dīng钉a hated person or thing
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Open the tool →Questions about 眼不交睫
What does 眼不交睫 mean?
眼不交睫 (yǎn bù jiāo jié) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Unable to sleep a wink all night due to extreme worry or anxiety”.
How do you pronounce 眼不交睫?
眼不交睫 is pronounced yǎn bù jiāo jié in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 眼不交睫 literally mean?
Literally, 眼不交睫 means “Eyes not joining eyelashes”. It is used to mean “Unable to sleep a wink all night due to extreme worry or anxiety”.
What is the Chinese definition of 眼不交睫?
睫：眼睫毛。眼睛一眨也不眨。形容心情不安而长夜不眠