目光如炬

mùguāngrújù
idiom

Meanings

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

Examples

Lǎo jiāngjūn mù guāng rú jù, dòngchá zhànjú.
The old general's piercing gaze took in the whole battle.
Dǎoshī mù guāng rú jù, yī yǎn kànchuān lùnwén de lòudòng.
The advisor's sharp eye caught the paper's flaw at a glance.
Tā mù guāng rú jù, duì wèilái yǒu qīngxī de pànduàn.
With piercing insight, he sees the future clearly.

Tips

history
From 《·》: 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

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