yī​yè​zhàng​mù

to be blinded by the trivial

Senses

一叶障目/ 一葉障目 yī​yè​zhàng​mù (also yí​yè​zhàng​mù) to be blinded by the trivial

literally meaning eyes obscured by a single leaf; describes being so focused on a small detail or surface phenomenon that one fails to see the big picture

References

variant 一叶障目/一葉障目 一叶蔽目/一葉蔽目
same_as 一叶蔽目/一葉蔽目 一叶障目/一葉障目