戴盆望天
戴盆望天
dài pén wàng tiān
lit. viewing the sky with a basin on one's head; 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
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- lit. viewing the sky with a basin on one's head; 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
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Related Words
孔融让梨(Kǒng Róng ràng lí)— Kong Rong giving up pears, classic moral story about Kong Rong 孔融[Kong3 Rong2] picking up smaller pears while leaving the bigger ones to his older brothers, still used nowadays to educate the young on courtesy and modesty
→劳而无功(láo ér wú gōng)— to work hard while accomplishing little
→以小挤大(yǐ xiǎo jǐ dà)— minor projects eclipse major ones (idiom)
→擦屁股(cā pì gu)— (lit.) to wipe one’s ass
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