掩目捕雀
Chinese
cover up; to surprise | eye; item; section eye; item; section; list; catalogue; table of contents; (taxonomy) order; goal; name; title |
to catch; to seize; to capture | bird; lentigo; sparrow | ||
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trad. (掩目捕雀) | 掩 | 目 | 捕 | 雀 | |
simp. #(掩目捕雀) | 掩 | 目 | 捕 | 雀 | |
Literally: “to cover one's eyes while (trying to) catch a brambling”. |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄧㄢˇ ㄇㄨˋ ㄅㄨˇ ㄑㄩㄝˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: yǎnmùbǔcyuè
- Wade–Giles: yen3-mu4-pu3-chʻüeh4
- Yale: yǎn-mù-bǔ-chywè
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yeanmuhbuuchiueh
- Palladius: яньмубуцюэ (janʹmubucjue)
- Sinological IPA (key): /jɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ mu⁵¹ pu²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰy̯ɛ⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Idiom
(deprecated template usage) 掩目捕雀
Synonyms
- 掩目而捕燕雀 (yǎn mù ér bǔ yànquè)