| Change log entry 10971 | |
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| Processed by: | laohu489 (2009-05-19 06:42:08 UTC) |
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<< review queue entry 10127 - submitted by 'laohu489' >> still can't find this in any of my sources, but will look more. |
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- 戴盆望天 戴盆望天 [dai4 pen2 wang4 tian1] /lit. viewing the sky with a basin on one's head (idiom, 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/ + 戴盆望天 戴盆望天 [dai4 pen2 wang4 tian1] /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/ |