目光如炬

mùguāng-rújù

idiom

Meanings

1 eyes blazing like torches
2 a piercing, farsighted gaze
3 sharp insight; penetrating vision

Characters

Examples

HSK 7-9

老将军目光如炬，洞察战局。

Lǎo jiāngjūn mùguāng-rújù, dòngchá zhànjú.

The old general's piercing gaze took in the whole battle.

HSK 7-9

导师目光如炬，一眼看穿论文的漏洞。

Dǎoshī mùguāng-rújù, yīyǎn kànchuān lùnwén de lòudòng.

The advisor's sharp eye caught the paper's flaw at a glance.

HSK 7-9

他目光如炬，对未来有清晰的判断。

Tā mùguāng-rújù, duì wèilái yǒu qīngxī de pànduàn.

With piercing insight, he sees the future clearly.

Tips

history

From 《南史·檀道济传》: when the great Liu-Song general Tan Daoji was arrested and about to be executed, his eyes 'blazed like torches' with rage at the emperor's foolishness. Originally described furious intensity; now usually means farsighted insight.

Stroke Order

目 mù

光 guāng

如 rú

炬 jù