眼里容不得沙子 in English yan3 li3 rong2 bu5 de2 sha1 zi5 Meaning

Meanings

  • can't bear having grit in one's eye (idiomatic expression)
  • unable to put sth objectionable out of one's mind
  • not prepared to turn a blind eye

Simplified Characters

眼 里 容 不 得 沙 子

Traditional Characters

眼 裡 容 不 得 沙 子

Pinyin

yan3 li3 rong2 bu5 de2 sha1 zi5

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

眼yan3eye 里li3variant of 裡|里[li3] 容rong2surname Rong 不bu4(negative prefix) 得de2to obtain 沙sha1surname Sha 子zi5son