一葉障目

Chinese

		one; single; a one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)	leaf; page	to block; to hinder; to obstruct	eye; item; section eye; item; section; list; catalogue; table of contents; (taxonomy) order; goal; name; title
trad. (一葉障目)		一	葉	障	目
simp. (一叶障目)		一	叶	障	目

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yīyèzhàngmù

  (Zhuyin): ㄧ ㄧㄝˋ ㄓㄤˋ ㄇㄨˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jat¹ jip⁶ zoeng³ muk⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yīyèzhàngmù [Phonetic: yíyèzhàngmù]
    • Zhuyin: ㄧ ㄧㄝˋ ㄓㄤˋ ㄇㄨˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yiyèjhàngmù
    • Wade–Giles: i¹-yeh⁴-chang⁴-mu⁴
    • Yale: yī-yè-jàng-mù
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: iyehjanqmuh
    • Palladius: иечжанму (iječžanmu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ jɛ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ mu⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jat¹ jip⁶ zoeng³ muk⁶
    • Yale: yāt yihp jeung muhk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jat⁷ jip⁹ dzoeng³ muk⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: yed¹ yib⁶ zêng³ mug⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɐt̚⁵ jiːp̚² t͡sœːŋ³³ mʊk̚²/

Idiom

一葉障目

1. blinded by only looking at one thing and not considering others; confused by partial or superficial things

See also

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