Tiānxià qiányǎnr dōu yīyàng.

天下錢眼兒都一樣。

Lit All the “eyes” in the world are the same.

Fig Everyone is capable of making judgments about persons or things.

Note [Cf. Jīn Píng Méi (JPM), chap. 15; qiányǎnr refers to the square hole in the center of copper “cash” coins used to string them together in traditional China; here it is a metaphor for the uniformity of people's eyes; see also gōngpíng chūyú and línjū yǎnjing above.]

Topics CASH EQUALITY JPM JUDGMENTS