Usage of the character 睫
jié
睫
[睫]
- eyelashes
jiémáo
睫毛
[睫毛]
- eyelashes
jiāojié
交睫
[交睫]
- to close one's eyes (i.e. sleep)
méijié
眉睫
[眉睫]
- eyebrows and eyelashes
- (fig.) close at hand; urgent; pressing; imperative
dàojié
倒睫
[倒睫]
- trichiasis (ingrown eyelashes)
yǎnjiémáo
眼睫毛
[眼睫毛]
- eyelashes
jiémáogāo
睫毛膏
[睫毛膏]
- mascara
jiézhuàngtǐ
睫状体
[睫狀體]
- ciliary body (in the eye, containing the focusing muscles)
mùbùjiāojié
目不交睫
[目不交睫]
- lit. the eyelashes do not come together (idiom)
- fig. to not sleep a wink
pòzàiméijié
迫在眉睫
[迫在眉睫]
- pressing in on one's eyelashes (idiom); imminent
mùbùjiànjié
目不见睫
[目不見睫]
- lit. the eye cannot see the eyelashes (idiom); fig. unable to see one's own faults
- to lack self-awareness
- truths too close to home