目不见睫 mù bù jiàn jié

to lack self-awareness

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. to lack self-awareness
  2. 2. lit. the eye cannot see the eyelashes (idiom); fig. unable to see one's own faults
  3. 3. truths too close to home

Characters

Character Meaning
目 mù HSK 3
eye; item; list
不 bù HSK 1
not; no; (negative prefix)
见 jiàn HSK 1
to see; to meet; to appear (to be sth)
睫 jié
eyelashes