有眼无珠

有眼无珠:

Literally means:

have eyes without eyeballs

Actually means:

珠, eyeball, a main part of the eye.

Literally, the phrase means that a person have eyes but no eye balls; metaphorically, it means that one is unable to tell bad from good, especially unable to recognize somebody important or something valuable.

It can either express accusation or self-accusation. Derogatory.

珠，眼珠，是眼的主要组成部分。

有眼无珠，长着眼睛却没有眼珠，比喻没有识别能力，好坏不分，特别是看不出重要的人物或有价值的东西。

既可用来表示自责，也可用来责备别人。具有贬义色彩。