目不交睫

目
不
交
睫
lit. the eyelashes do not come together (idiom) / fig. to not sleep a wink

Characters and words in 目不交睫

目
mù = mu + Ø4
eye / (literary) to look; to regard / eye (of a net); mesh / mesh size; grit size (abbr. for 目數|目数[mu4 shu4]) / item; section / list; catalogue / (taxonomy) order / name; title
目 = 囗 + 二 : Mnemonic symbol: the Eye of Providence (目). Malte Monkey (mu-) is unpacking a wooden box (囗) full of capacitors (二). He's afraid that the Eye of Providence (目) will see him, so he does it secretly in the space station's bathroom (-Ø4).
不
bù = bu + Ø4
(negative prefix) / not / no
不 = 丆 + 卜 : Bruno Bear (bu) is setting up a wind wheel (丆) with a voodoo staff (卜) in the space station's bathroom (Ø4). He also puts a "forbidden" sign (mnemonic symbol for 不) on it, to make clear that it may not (不) be stopped.
不
bù = bu + Ø4
no; not so / (bound form) not; un-
交
jia̅o = ji + ao1
to hand over / to deliver / to pay (money) / to turn over / to make friends / to intersect (lines) / variant of 跤[jiao1]
交 = 亠 + 父 : Linus Pauling, a famous scientist with a beret. Father Time commands Linus Pauling to hand over his beret to him in front of the aorta, but Joan of Arc comes to his rescue.
交
睫
to close one's eyes (i.e. sleep)
睫
jié = ji + e2
eyelashes

Words with 目不交睫

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