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擦亮眼睛 (caat3 loeng6 ngaan5 zing1) — remove the scales from one's eyes; sharpen one's vigilance in Cantonese

caat˗₃擦loengˍ₆亮ngaanˏ₅眼zingˉ¹睛
Mandarin Pinyin: ca1 liang4 yan3 jing1

Meaning of 擦亮眼睛

nounremove the scales from one's eyes; sharpen one's vigilance

Characters in 擦亮眼睛

擦caat3
rub; scrape; graze
亮loeng6
transparent; not opaque
眼ngaan5
eye; ocular; look; glance
睛zing1
eyeball; pupil (of eye)

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