目不交睫 in English mu4 bu4 jiao1 jie2 Meaning

Meanings

• literally (word for word) the eyelashes do not come together (idiomatic expression)
• metaphorically to not sleep a wink

Pinyin

mu4 bu4 jiao1 jie2

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

目mu4eye 不bu4(negative prefix) 交jiao1to hand over 睫jie2eyelashes