一葉障目，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 block; to hinder; to obstruct	eye; item; section eye; item; section; list; catalogue; table of contents; (taxonomy) order; goal; name; title		to not see; to not meet	Mount Tai
trad. (一葉障目，不見泰山)		一	葉	障	目	，	不見	泰山
simp. (一叶障目，不见泰山)		一	叶	障	目	，	不见	泰山
Literally: “a leaf before the eye shuts out Mount Tai”.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yī yè zhàng mù, bù jiàn Tàishān

  (Zhuyin): ㄧ ㄧㄝˋ ㄓㄤˋ ㄇㄨˋ , ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄊㄞˋ ㄕㄢ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yī yè zhàng mù, bù jiàn Tàishān [Phonetic: yí yè zhàng mù, bú jiàn Tàishān]
    • Zhuyin: ㄧ ㄧㄝˋ ㄓㄤˋ ㄇㄨˋ , ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄊㄞˋ ㄕㄢ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yi yè jhàng mù, bù jiàn Tàishan
    • Wade–Giles: i¹ yeh⁴ chang⁴ mu⁴, pu⁴ chien⁴ Tʻai⁴-shan¹
    • Yale: yī yè jàng mù-, bù jyàn Tài-shān
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: i yeh janq muh, bu jiann Tayshan
    • Palladius: и е чжан му, бу цзянь Тайшань (i je čžan mu, bu czjanʹ Tajšanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ jɛ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ mu⁵¹ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ tʰaɪ̯⁵¹ ʂän⁵⁵/

Idiom

一葉障目，不見泰山

1. to have one's view of the important overshadowed by the trivial

Synonyms

• 一葉蔽目，不見泰山／一叶蔽目，不见泰山 (yī yè bì mù, bù jiàn Tàishān)
• 一指蔽目，不見泰山／一指蔽目，不见泰山 (yī zhǐ bì mù, bù jiàn Tàishān)

See also

• 一葉障目／一叶障目 (yīyèzhàngmù)