掩目捕雀
yǎn​mù​bǔ​què

to deceive oneself

  • created reference approved 掩目捕雀 → 掩目而捕雀 (variant) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    掩目捕雀 yǎn​mù​bǔ​què

    掩目而捕雀 yǎn​mù'ér​bǔ​què

    variant

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  • created sense approved 掩目捕雀 · yǎn​mù​bǔ​què · to deceive oneself — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    掩目捕雀

    yǎn​mù​bǔ​què

    to deceive oneself

    To fool or deceive oneself; literally to cover one's eyes to catch a sparrow

    掩 (literal) → 掩 · yǎn · to cover 目 (literal) → 目 · mù · eye 捕 (literal) → 捕 · bǔ · to catch 雀 (literal) → 雀 · què · sparrow

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

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