一葉蔽目，不見泰山

Chinese

one; single; a
one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)
 
 leaf; page
to cover; to shield; to screen
to cover; to shield; to screen; to conceal
 
eye; item; section
eye; item; section; list; catalogue; table of contents; (taxonomy) order; goal; name; title
 
 to not see; to not meet
trad. (一葉蔽目，不見泰山) 一 葉 蔽 目 ， 不見 泰山
simp. (一叶蔽目，不见泰山) 一 叶 蔽 目 ， 不见 泰山
alternative forms 一葉蔽目，不見太山／一叶蔽目，不见太山
Literally: “a leaf before the eye shuts out Mount Tai”.

Pronunciation

  • Mandarin
    (Pinyin): yī yè bì mù, bù jiàn Tàishān
    (Zhuyin): ㄧ ㄧㄝˋ ㄅㄧˋ ㄇㄨˋ , ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄊㄞˋ ㄕㄢ
  • Mandarin
    • (Standard Chinese)+
      • Hanyu Pinyin: yī yè bì mù, bù jiàn Tàishān [Phonetic: yí yè bì mù, bú jiàn Tàishān]
      • Zhuyin: ㄧ ㄧㄝˋ ㄅㄧˋ ㄇㄨˋ , ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄊㄞˋ ㄕㄢ
      • Tongyong Pinyin: yi yè bì mù, bù jiàn Tàishan
      • Wade–Giles: i1 yeh4 pi4 mu4, pu4 chien4 Tʻai4-shan1
      • Yale: yī yè bì mù-, bù jyàn Tài-shān
      • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: i yeh bih muh, bu jiann Tayshan
      • Palladius: и е би му, бу цзянь Тайшань (i je bi mu, bu czjanʹ Tajšanʹ)
      • Sinological IPA (key): /i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ jɛ⁵¹⁻⁵³ pi⁵¹⁻⁵³ mu⁵¹ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ tʰaɪ̯⁵¹ ʂän⁵⁵/

Idiom

一葉蔽目，不見泰山

  1. synonym of 一葉障目，不見泰山 / 一叶障目，不见泰山 (yī yè zhàng mù, bù jiàn Tàishān)
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