shǔ​quǎn​fèi​rì

to marvel at the common

Senses

蜀犬吠日 shǔ​quǎn​fèi​rì to marvel at the common

Literally "a Sichuan dog barking at the sun"; used to describe a person who is surprised or alarmed by perfectly normal things because of their own lack of experience or narrow perspective. This idiom refers to the foggy climate of Sichuan where the sun is rarely seen.

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synonym 蜀犬吠日/蜀犬吠日 少见多怪/少見多怪