掩目捕雀
Chinese
| cover up; to surprise | eye; item; section eye; item; section; list; catalogue; table of contents; (taxonomy) order; goal; name; title |
to catch; to seize; to capture | bird; lentigo; sparrow | ||
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| trad. (掩目捕雀) | 掩 | 目 | 捕 | 雀 | |
| simp. #(掩目捕雀) | 掩 | 目 | 捕 | 雀 | |
| Literally: “to cover one's eyes while (trying to) catch a brambling”. | |||||
Pronunciation
Synonyms
- 掩目而捕燕雀 (yǎn mù ér bǔ yànquè)
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