一葉障目，不見泰山

Chinese

		one; single; a 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 eye; item; section; list; catalogue; table of contents; (taxonomy) order; 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): ㄧㄧㄝˋ ㄓㄤˋ ㄇㄨˋ , ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄊㄞˋ ㄕㄢ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yī yè zhàng mù, bù jiàn Tàishān [Phonetic: yí yè zhàng mù, bú jiàn Tàishān]
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄧㄝˋ ㄓㄤˋ ㄇㄨˋ , ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄊㄞˋ ㄕㄢ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yi yè jhàng mù, bù jiàn Tàishan
  - Wade–Giles: i¹ yeh⁴ chang⁴ mu⁴, pu⁴ chien⁴ Tʻai⁴-shan¹
  - Yale: yī yè jàng mù-, bù jyàn Tài-shān
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: i yeh janq muh, bu jiann Tayshan
  - Palladius: и е чжан му, бу цзянь Тайшань (i je čžan mu, bu czjanʹ Tajšanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ jɛ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ mu⁵¹ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ tʰaɪ̯⁵¹ ʂän⁵⁵/

Idiom

一葉障目，不見泰山

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

Synonyms

一葉蔽目，不見泰山／一叶蔽目，不见泰山 (yī yè bì mù, bù jiàn Tàishān)
一指蔽目，不見泰山／一指蔽目，不见泰山 (yī zhǐ bì mù, bù jiàn Tàishān)

See also

一葉障目／一叶障目 (yīyèzhàngmù)

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