掩目而捕燕雀
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Chinese[edit]
cover up; to surprise | eye; item; section eye; item; section; list; catalogue; table of contents; (taxonomy) order; goal; name; title |
and; as well as; but (not) and; as well as; but (not); yet (not); (shows causal relation); (shows change of state); (shows contrast) |
to catch; to seize; to capture | bramble finch; brambling | ||
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trad. (掩目而捕燕雀) | 掩 | 目 | 而 | 捕 | 燕雀 | |
simp. #(掩目而捕燕雀) | 掩 | 目 | 而 | 捕 | 燕雀 | |
Literally: “to cover one's eyes while (trying to) catch a brambling”. |
Pronunciation[edit]
Idiom[edit]
掩目而捕燕雀
Synonyms[edit]
- 掩目捕雀 (yǎnmùbǔquè)
References[edit]
- Luo, Guanzhong (14th century) Romance of the Three Kingdoms/Chapter 2 (in Mandarin and English)