隻眼開隻眼閉 [只－开只－闭]

Jyutping zek3 ngaan5 hoi1 zek3 ngaan5 bai3
Pinyin zhǐ yǎn kāi zhǐ yǎn bì

Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 語句
    默許​、​扮​睇​唔​到​或者​唔​知道​某​啲​事
    to pretend not to notice something; to turn a blind eye to something; literally: to open one eye and close the other
    • 你明知佢出面有個女人仲可以隻眼開隻眼閉嘅？
      你明知佢出面有个女人仲可以只眼开只眼闭嘅？
      nei5 ming4 zi1 keoi5 ceot1 min6 jau5 go3 neoi5 jan2 zung6 ho2 ji5 zek3 ngaan5 hoi1 zek3 ngaan5 bai3 ge2?
      How can you turn a blind eye to him having an affair?
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. phrase, Cantonese, idiomatic
    to turn a blind eye
    (syn.) 睜一隻眼閉一隻眼, 睁一只眼闭一只眼
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. 睜一隻眼閉一隻眼 – 睁一只眼闭一只眼

隻眼開隻眼閉 [只－开只－闭]

Jyutping zek3 ngaan5 hoi1 zek3 ngaan5 bai3
Pinyin zhī yǎn kāi zhī yǎn bì

Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. the attitude of being lenient towards or ignoring something; to turn a blind eye; to look the other way; literally "open an eye, close an eye"
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    你明知佢出面有个女人仲可以只眼开只眼闭嘅？
    你明知佢出面有個女人仲可以隻眼開隻眼閉嘅？
    nei5 ming4 zi1 keoi5 ceot1 min6 jau5 go3 neoi5 jan2 zung6 ho2 ji5 zek3 ngaan5 hoi1 zek3 ngaan5 bai3 ge2?
    • How can you turn a blind eye to him having an affair?