一指蔽目，不見泰山

Chinese
 
one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)
 
finger; to point; to direct; to indicate
 
to cover; to shield; to screen; to conceal
 
eye; item; section; list; catalogue; table of contents; order (taxonomy); goal; name; title
 to not see; to not meet Mount Tai
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
  • Mandarin
    • (Standard Chinese)+
      • 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
      • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: i jyy bih muh, bu jiann Tayshan
      • IPA (key): /i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ pi⁵¹⁻⁵³ mu⁵¹ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ 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).
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