掩目捕雀
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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 |
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[edit]
Idiom[edit]
掩目捕雀
Synonyms[edit]
- 掩目而捕燕雀 (yǎn mù ér bǔ yànquè)