| 眼疾手快 |
yǎn jí shǒu kuài |
(idiom) quick to notice and react |
| 眼 |
yǎn |
eye (CL:只,双) / (often used with 一) a look; a glance / small hole / (bound form) salient point / classifier for wells, cave-dwellings etc |
| 眼疾 |
yǎn jí |
eye disease |
| 疾 |
jí |
(bound form) disease; ailment / (bound form) swift / (literary) to hate; to abhor |
| 手 |
shǒu |
hand / (formal) to hold / person engaged in certain types of work / person skilled in certain types of work / personal(ly) / convenient / classifier for skill / CL:双,只 |
| 快 |
kuài |
rapid / quick / speed / rate / soon / almost / to make haste / clever / sharp (of knives or wits) / forthright / plainspoken / gratified / pleased / pleasant |