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; order (taxonomy); 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): ㄧㄧㄝˋ ㄓㄤˋ ㄇㄨˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jat¹ jip⁶ zoeng³ muk⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: yīyèzhàngmù [Phonetic: yíyèzhàngmù]
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄧㄝˋ ㄓㄤˋ ㄇㄨˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: iyehjanqmuh
  - IPA ^(key): /i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ i̯ɛ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ mu⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: jat¹ jip⁶ zoeng³ muk⁶
  - Yale: yāt yihp jeung muhk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jat⁷ jip⁹ dzoeng³ muk⁹
  - Guangdong Romanization: yed¹ yib⁶ zêng³ mug⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /jɐt̚⁵ jiːp̚² t͡ɕœːŋ³³ mʊk̚²/

Idiom

一葉障目

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)

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