<p>I think the author's just trying to come up with new 'poetic' descriptions and it works terribly. Based on the context, it feels like it simply means &quot;Don't look at me&quot;. If you're learning Chinese, perhaps try reading some classic works. If you're into the &quot;web fiction&quot; genre, try the famous ones like 斗破苍穹. Hope that helps!</p>

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De Rien
<p>Quote:- &quot;don't hide your pupils in your eyes anymore&quot; - does not it sound weird? –</p>
<p>Not really. Let me try and explain.</p>
<p>It is of course physically impossible, unless you're a shape-shifter, to &quot;hide your pupils in your eyes&quot;, unless it is a &quot;poetic&quot; way to say &quot;...don't roll your eyes at me&quot;, meaning &quot;the action or gesture of turning the eyes upward as an expression of annoyance&quot;; you know like when a teenager rolling their eyes upward when their elderly grandparents had difficulties entering a computer password?</p>
<p>This action of rolling the eyes upward actually make the pupils &quot;disappear&quot; into the eye socket, thus &quot;hiding&quot; the pupils in the eyes?</p>
<p>From the context of the passage, i.e. “你不要盯着我，也不要再把瞳孔藏进眼眶……”, it does seem like the speaker is saying, in paraphrase, &quot;Stop staring at me, and don't show your annoyance again&quot;, which does not sound as melodramatic as 也不要再把瞳孔藏进眼眶.</p>
<p>This reminds me of an English saying, &quot;Cut off your nose to spite your face&quot;, meaning, &quot;to cause problems for yourself by trying to punish someone else&quot; You don't physically cut off your own nose of course, but poetically you could &quot;cut&quot; off anything.</p>
<p>So, when you roll your eyes upward, you are &quot;poetically and physically hiding&quot; your pupils in your eyes?</p>

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Thanks a lot, that explains well
mrRany
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Wayne Cheah
<p>guys. I am reading a Chinese book and found something I cannot translate. Possible you can help me. Thanks a lot.
The phrase: &quot;也不要再把瞳孔藏进眼眶&quot;.</p>

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2022-02-21T12:06:36.333Z
Please clarify your specific problem or provide additional details to highlight exactly what you need. As it's currently written, it's hard to tell exactly what you're asking.
Community
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I think you need to give more of the paragraph to set the context. I may be wrong, but I don't think this is a run-of-the-mill idiom / saying which has a ready made interpretation available.
Wayne Cheah
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Google suggests [this](https://m.biduoxs.com/biquge/77_77201/c252759_2.html) is the book.  [Google Translate](https://translate.google.cn/?sl=zh-CN&tl=en&text=%E2%80%9C%E4%BD%A0%E4%B8%8D%E8%A6%81%E7%9B%AF%E7%9D%80%E6%88%91%EF%BC%8C%E4%B9%9F%E4%B8%8D%E8%A6%81%E5%86%8D%E6%8A%8A%E7%9E%B3%E5%AD%94%E8%97%8F%E8%BF%9B%E7%9C%BC%E7%9C%B6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%9D&op=translate) translates “你不要盯着我，也不要再把瞳孔藏进眼眶……” to "Don't stare at me, and don't hide your pupils in your eyes anymore..." which seems fairly accurate.  Is there something specific you're having trouble with?
Becky 李蓓
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It came from a sci-fi, in which anything can happen, you need to read more to figure the action and its meaning out.
r13
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"don't hide your pupils in your eyes anymore" - does not it sound weird?
mrRany
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@mrRany In reading sci-fi, you shouldn't expect normalcy but expect the unexpected. You may find out what it really means after reading through the book with your own imagination, or it is essentially meaningless.
r13
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Chinese phrase meaning 也不要再把瞳孔藏进眼眶
# Chinese phrase meaning 也不要再把瞳孔藏进眼眶

(Asked by: username_0 on 2022-02-21)

guys. I am reading a Chinese book and found something I cannot translate. Possible you can help me. Thanks a lot.
The phrase: "也不要再把瞳孔藏进眼眶".

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> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Please clarify your specific problem or provide additional details to highlight exactly what you need. As it's currently written, it's hard to tell exactly what you're asking.  
> **username_2**: I think you need to give more of the paragraph to set the context. I may be wrong, but I don't think this is a run-of-the-mill idiom / saying which has a ready made interpretation available.  
> **username_3**: Google suggests [this](https://m.biduoxs.com/biquge/77_77201/c252759_2.html) is the book.  [Google Translate](https://translate.google.cn/?sl=zh-CN&tl=en&text=%E2%80%9C%E4%BD%A0%E4%B8%8D%E8%A6%81%E7%9B%AF%E7%9D%80%E6%88%91%EF%BC%8C%E4%B9%9F%E4%B8%8D%E8%A6%81%E5%86%8D%E6%8A%8A%E7%9E%B3%E5%AD%94%E8%97%8F%E8%BF%9B%E7%9C%BC%E7%9C%B6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%9D&op=translate) translates “你不要盯着我，也不要再把瞳孔藏进眼眶……” to "Don't stare at me, and don't hide your pupils in your eyes anymore..." which seems fairly accurate.  Is there something specific you're having trouble with?  
> **username_4**: It came from a sci-fi, in which anything can happen, you need to read more to figure the action and its meaning out.  
> **username_0**: "don't hide your pupils in your eyes anymore" - does not it sound weird?  
> **username_4**: @mrRany In reading sci-fi, you shouldn't expect normalcy but expect the unexpected. You may find out what it really means after reading through the book with your own imagination, or it is essentially meaningless.  

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_2 on 2022-02-22. Score: 4 | Accepted answer

Quote:- "don't hide your pupils in your eyes anymore" - does not it sound weird? –

Not really. Let me try and explain.

It is of course physically impossible, unless you're a shape-shifter, to "hide your pupils in your eyes", unless it is a "poetic" way to say "...don't roll your eyes at me", meaning "the action or gesture of turning the eyes upward as an expression of annoyance"; you know like when a teenager rolling their eyes upward when their elderly grandparents had difficulties entering a computer password?

This action of rolling the eyes upward actually make the pupils "disappear" into the eye socket, thus "hiding" the pupils in the eyes?

From the context of the passage, i.e. “你不要盯着我，也不要再把瞳孔藏进眼眶……”, it does seem like the speaker is saying, in paraphrase, "Stop staring at me, and don't show your annoyance again", which does not sound as melodramatic as 也不要再把瞳孔藏进眼眶.

This reminds me of an English saying, "Cut off your nose to spite your face", meaning, "to cause problems for yourself by trying to punish someone else" You don't physically cut off your own nose of course, but poetically you could "cut" off anything.

So, when you roll your eyes upward, you are "poetically and physically hiding" your pupils in your eyes?

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: Thanks a lot, that explains well  

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### Answer by username_5 on 2022-02-22. Score: 0

I think the author's just trying to come up with new 'poetic' descriptions and it works terribly. Based on the context, it feels like it simply means "Don't look at me". If you're learning Chinese, perhaps try reading some classic works. If you're into the "web fiction" genre, try the famous ones like 斗破苍穹. Hope that helps!


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