挑花眼
tiǎo huā yǎn
Pinyin
Definition
挑花眼
-
- (fig.) to get cross-eyed
- to be bewildered
Character Decomposition
Related Words (20)
- 1 to carry on a shoulder pole
- 2 to choose
- 3 to pick
- 4 to nitpick
- 1 to challenge
- 2 challenge
- 1 luck with the ladies
- 2 a romance
- 3 good luck
- 1 fireworks
- 2 prostitute (esp. in Yuan theater)
Idioms (20)
一把眼泪一把鼻涕
- 1 with one's face covered in tears (idiom)
一板一眼
- 1 lit. one strong beat and one weak beats in a measure of music (two beats in the bar) (idiom); fig. follow a prescribed pattern to the letter
- 2 scrupulous attention to detail
一板三眼
- 1 lit. one strong beat and three weak beats in a measure of music (four beats in the bar) (idiom); fig. scrupulous attention to detail
一眼看穿
- 1 to see through something at first glance (idiom)
一饱眼福
- 1 to feast one's eyes on (idiom)
Sample Sentences
还没呢。老实说我一想到买月饼就头疼。品种那么多,我都要挑花眼了。
Not yet. To tell you the truth, as soon as I think of moon cakes, I get a head-ache. There are so many different types, it's overwhelming.