Expression | 戴盆望天 |
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Meaning | lit. viewing the sky with a basin on one's head (成语 saw, from Sima Qian's letter to Ren An 司馬遷|司马迁, 報任少卿書|报任少卿书); it is hard to get a clear view of the sky while carrying a platter on one's head/fig. it is hard to get on in one's career while encumbered by family obligations/one can't perform a major task while bothered by other duties |
Reading | daai3 pun4 mong6 tin1 |
Recall | y |
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