掩目而捕燕雀

Chinese
cover up; to surprise
 
eye; item; section
eye; item; section; list; catalogue; table of contents; (taxonomy) order; goal; name; title
 
and; as well as; but (not)
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
trad. (掩目而捕燕雀) 掩 目 而 捕 燕雀
simp. #(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)+
      • Hanyu Pinyin: yǎn mù ér bǔ yànquè
      • Zhuyin: ㄧㄢˇ ㄇㄨˋ ㄦˊ ㄅㄨˇ ㄧㄢˋ ㄑㄩㄝˋ
      • Tongyong Pinyin: yǎn mù ér bǔ yàncyuè
      • Wade–Giles: yen3 mu4 êrh2 pu3 yen4-chʻüeh4
      • Yale: yǎn mù ér bǔ yàn-chywè
      • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yean muh erl buu yannchiueh
      • Palladius: янь му эр бу яньцюэ (janʹ mu er bu janʹcjue)
      • Sinological IPA (key): /jɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ mu⁵¹ ˀɤɻ³⁵ pu²¹⁴⁻²¹ jɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕʰy̯ɛ⁵¹/

Idiom

掩目而捕燕雀

  1. (literary) to deceive oneself

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