掩目捕雀

Chinese
cover up; to surprise
 
eye; item; section; list; catalogue; table of contents; order (taxonomy); goal; name; title
 to catch; to seize; to capture bird; lentigo; sparrow
simp. and trad.
(掩目捕雀)		 掩 目 捕 雀
Literally: “to cover one's eyes while (trying to) catch a brambling”.

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Idiom

掩目捕雀

  1. (literary) to deceive oneself

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