一葉障目,不見泰山
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Chinese[edit]
one; single; a one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.) |
leaf; page | to block; to hinder; to obstruct | eye; item; section eye; item; section; list; catalogue; table of contents; (taxonomy) order; goal; name; title |
to not see; to not meet | Mount Tai | |||
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trad. (一葉障目,不見泰山) | 一 | 葉 | 障 | 目 | , | 不見 | 泰山 | |
simp. (一叶障目,不见泰山) | 一 | 叶 | 障 | 目 | , | 不见 | 泰山 | |
Literally: “a leaf before the eye shuts out Mount Tai”. |
Pronunciation[edit]
Idiom[edit]
一葉障目,不見泰山
- to have one's view of the important overshadowed by the trivial
Synonyms[edit]
- 一葉蔽目,不見泰山/一叶蔽目,不见泰山 (yī yè bì mù, bù jiàn Tàishān)
- 一指蔽目,不見泰山/一指蔽目,不见泰山 (yī zhǐ bì mù, bù jiàn Tàishān)