掩目捕雀

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Chinese

cover up; to surprise
 
eye; item; section
eye; item; section; list; catalogue; table of contents; (taxonomy) order; goal; name; title
to catch; to seize; to capture bird; lentigo; sparrow
trad. (掩目捕雀)
simp. #(掩目捕雀)
Literally: “to cover one's eyes while (trying to) catch a brambling”.

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掩目捕雀

  1. (literary) to deceive oneself

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