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Here’s the idiom 「心明眼亮」, with its definition and practical application described below.

The mind is clear and the eyes are sharp. Describes a person who has a keen eye for things and can distinguish right from wrong.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

xīn míng yǎn liàng

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

sam1 ming4 ngaan5 leung6

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