目不交睫 mù bù jiāo jié

DEFINITIONS

  1. lit. the eyelashes do not come together (idiom)
  2. fig. to not sleep a wink

CHARACTERS

目 mù eye; look, see; division, topic
不 bù no, not; un-; negative prefix
交 jiāo mix; intersect; exchange, communicate; deliver
睫 jié eyelashes