| 眼皮子底下 |
yǎn pí zi dǐ xià |
right in front of sb's eyes / right under sb's nose / current / at the moment |
| 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 |
| 眼皮 |
yǎn pí |
eyelid |
| 眼皮子 |
yǎn pí zi |
eyelid |
| 皮 |
Pí |
surname Pi |
| 皮 |
pí |
leather / skin / fur / CL:张 / pico- (one trillionth) / naughty |
| 皮子 |
pí zi |
skin / fur |
| 子 |
zǐ |
son / child / seed / egg / small thing / 1st earthly branch: 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight, 11th solar month (7th December to 5th January), year of the rat / viscount, fourth of five orders of nobility 五等爵位 / ancient Chinese compass point: 0° (north) / subsidiary; subordinate; (prefix) sub- |
| 子 |
zi |
noun suffix, as in 椅子 "chair" |
| 底 |
de |
(equivalent to 的 as possessive particle) |
| 底 |
dǐ |
bottom; base / background; foundation / copy (of a manuscript or receipt etc) kept as a record / (suffix) end of a year or month / (math.) radix; base (abbr. for 底数) |
| 底下 |
dǐ xia |
the location below sth / afterwards |
| 下 |
xià |
down / downwards / below / lower / later / next (week etc) / second (of two parts) / to decline / to go down / to arrive at (a decision, conclusion etc) / measure word to show the frequency of an action |