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garn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: garn; (bak'ciw) [[...]][i#] [p.]

eye, tiny hole

眼

• Garn putkiexn uii zeng. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Garn pud'kiexn uii zeng. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  If one wants to avoid seeing dirt, he should turn his eyes away. (a passive way to stay out of trouble)
  眼不見為淨。

• Garn putkiexn, sym put'hoaan. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Garn pud'kiexn, sym pud'hoaan. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  One who avoids seeing trouble does not have to worry about it.
  眼不見,心不煩。

itjit putkiexn juu samchiw [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: id'jit pud'kiexn juu safm'chiw [[...]][i#] [p.]

One day without seeing him or her is like three years.

一日不見如隔三秋

kierngi put'uii bu'iorng ia [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kiexn'gi pud'uii buu'iorng ia [[...]][i#] [p.]

see an opportunity for doing right and fail to do it is cowardice

見義不為無勇也

kiernsie putkiux [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kiexn'sie pud'kiux [[...]][i#] [p.]

see someone in mortal danger without lifting a finger to save him

見死不救

pekbuun putjuu itkiexn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: peg'buun pud'juu id'kiexn [[...]][i#] [p.]

hear about a thing many times is not equal to a single look at it — "Seeing is believing."

百聞不如一見

satjiin putkiexn hoeq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sad'jiin pud'kiexn hoeq [[...]][i#] [p.]

able to kill without bloodshed (said of a devious act)

殺人不見血

si jii putkiexn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: si jii pud'kiexn [[...]][i#] [p.]

look at but not pay attention to

視如不見

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