一葉蔽目，不見泰山

Chinese

		one; single; a one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)	leaf; page	to cover; to shield; to screen to cover; to shield; to screen; to conceal	eye; item; section eye; item; section; list; catalogue; table of contents; (taxonomy) order; goal; name; title		to not see; to not meet	Mount Tai
trad. (一葉蔽目，不見泰山)		一	葉	蔽	目	，	不見	泰山
simp. (一叶蔽目，不见泰山)		一	叶	蔽	目	，	不见	泰山
alternative forms		一葉蔽目，不見太山／一叶蔽目，不见太山
Literally: “a leaf before the eye shuts out Mount Tai”.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yī yè bì mù, bù jiàn Tàishān

  (Zhuyin): ㄧ ㄧㄝˋ ㄅㄧˋ ㄇㄨˋ , ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄊㄞˋ ㄕㄢ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yī yè bì mù, bù jiàn Tàishān [Phonetic: yí yè bì mù, bú jiàn Tàishān]
    • Zhuyin: ㄧ ㄧㄝˋ ㄅㄧˋ ㄇㄨˋ , ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄊㄞˋ ㄕㄢ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yi yè bì mù, bù jiàn Tàishan
    • Wade–Giles: i¹ yeh⁴ pi⁴ mu⁴, pu⁴ chien⁴ Tʻai⁴-shan¹
    • Yale: yī yè bì mù-, bù jyàn Tài-shān
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: i yeh bih muh, bu jiann Tayshan
    • Palladius: и е би му, бу цзянь Тайшань (i je bi mu, bu czjanʹ Tajšanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ jɛ⁵¹⁻⁵³ pi⁵¹⁻⁵³ mu⁵¹ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ tʰaɪ̯⁵¹ ʂän⁵⁵/

Idiom

一葉蔽目，不見泰山

1. Synonym of 一葉障目，不見泰山／一叶障目，不见泰山 (yī yè zhàng mù, bù jiàn Tàishān)