掩目而捕燕雀

Chinese
cover up; to surprise
 
eye; item; section; list; catalogue; table of contents; order (taxonomy); goal; name; title
 
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
simp. and trad.
(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
  • Mandarin
    (Pinyin): yǎn mù ér bǔ yànquè
    (Zhuyin): ㄧㄢˇ ㄇㄨˋ ㄦˊ ㄅㄨˇ ㄧㄢˋ ㄑㄩㄝˋ
  • Mandarin
    • (Standard Chinese)+
      • Pinyin: yǎn mù ér bǔ yànquè
      • Zhuyin: ㄧㄢˇ ㄇㄨˋ ㄦˊ ㄅㄨˇ ㄧㄢˋ ㄑㄩㄝˋ
      • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yean muh erl buu yannchiueh
      • IPA (key): /i̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ mu⁵¹ ˀɤɻ³⁵ pu²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ i̯ɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕʰɥ̯œ⁵¹/

Idiom

掩目而捕燕雀

  1. (literary) to deceive oneself

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