掩目而捕燕雀
Chinese
cover up; to surprise | eye; item; section eye; item; section; list; catalogue; table of contents; order (taxonomy); goal; name; title | and; as well as; but (not) and; as well as; but (not); yet (not); (shows causal relation); (shows change of state); (shows contrast) | to catch; to seize; to capture | bramble finch; brambling; swallow and sparrow | ||
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trad. (掩目而捕燕雀) | 掩 | 目 | 而 | 捕 | 燕雀 | |
simp. #(掩目而捕燕雀) | 掩 | 目 | 而 | 捕 | 燕雀 | |
Literally: “to cover one's eyes while (trying to) catch a brambling”. |
Pronunciation
Idiom
掩目而捕燕雀
- (literary) to deceive oneself
Synonyms
- 掩目捕雀 (yǎnmùbǔquè)
References
- Luo, Guanzhong (14th century) Romance of the Three Kingdoms/Chapter 2 (in Mandarin/English)