一葉障目，不見泰山

Chinese
 
one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)
 leaf; page to block; to hinder; to obstruct
 
eye; item; section; list; catalogue; table of contents; order (taxonomy); goal; name; title
 to not see; to not meet Mount Tai
trad. (一葉障目，不見泰山) 一 葉 障 目 ， 不見 泰山
simp. (一叶障目，不见泰山) 一 叶 障 目 ， 不见 泰山
Literally: “a leaf before the eye shuts out Mount Tai”.

Pronunciation
  • Mandarin
    (Pinyin): yī yè zhàng mù, bù jiàn Tàishān
    (Zhuyin): ㄧ ㄧㄝˋ ㄓㄤˋ ㄇㄨˋ, ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄊㄞˋ ㄕㄢ
  • Mandarin
    • (Standard Chinese)+
      • Pinyin: yī yè zhàng mù, bù jiàn Tàishān [Phonetic: yí yè zhàng mù, bú jiàn Tàishān]
      • Zhuyin: ㄧ ㄧㄝˋ ㄓㄤˋ ㄇㄨˋ, ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄊㄞˋ ㄕㄢ
      • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: i yeh janq muh, bu jiann Tayshan
      • IPA (key): /i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ i̯ɛ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ mu⁵¹ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ tʰaɪ̯⁵¹ ʂän⁵⁵/

Idiom

一葉障目，不見泰山

  1. to have one's view of the important overshadowed by the trivial

Synonyms

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