一指蔽目，不見泰山

一指蔽目，不見泰山

Chinese

		one; single; a one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)	finger; to point; to direct finger; to point; to direct; to indicate	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; order (taxonomy); goal; name; title		to not see; to not meet
trad. (一指蔽目，不見泰山)		一	指	蔽	目	，	不見	泰山
simp. (一指蔽目，不见泰山)		一	指	蔽	目	，	不见	泰山
Literally: “a finger before the eye shuts out Mount Tai”.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

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

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

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yī zhǐ bì mù, bù jiàn Tàishān [Phonetic: yì zhǐ bì mù, bú jiàn Tàishān]
    • Zhuyin: ㄧ ㄓˇ ㄅㄧˋ ㄇㄨˋ, ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄊㄞˋ ㄕㄢ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yi jhǐh bì mù, bù jiàn Tàishan
    • Wade–Giles: i¹ chih³ pi⁴ mu⁴- pu⁴ chien⁴ Tʻai⁴-shan¹
    • Yale: yī jř bì mù-, bù jyàn Tài-shān
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: i jyy bih muh, bu jiann Tayshan
    • Palladius: и чжи би му, бу цзянь Тайшань (i čži bi mu, bu czjanʹ Tajšanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ pi⁵¹⁻⁵³ mu⁵¹ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ t͡ɕjɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ tʰaɪ̯⁵¹ ʂän⁵⁵/

Idiom

一指蔽目，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).