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燕雀处堂
yàn​què​chǔ​táng

to live in a fool's paradise

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燕雀处堂 燕雀處堂 yàn​què​chǔ​táng
to live in a fool's paradise
Literally "swallows and sparrows living in a hall"; describes someone who is living comfortably and has lost their vigilance, unaware that a great disaster is about to happen.

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