一葉障目 — yi1 ye4 zhang4 mu4 — Chinese Dictionary

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yi¹ ye⁴ zhang⁴ mu⁴

lit. eyes obscured by a single leaf (idiom)/fig. not seeing the wider picture/can't see the wood for the trees

Usage•••frequent

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As word

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yi¹

lit. eyes obscured by a single leaf (idiom)/fig. not seeing the wider picture/can't see the wood for the trees

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ye⁴

lit. eyes obscured by a single leaf (idiom)/fig. not seeing the wider picture/can't see the wood for the trees

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zhang⁴

lit. eyes obscured by a single leaf (idiom)/fig. not seeing the wider picture/can't see the wood for the trees

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mu⁴

lit. eyes obscured by a single leaf (idiom)/fig. not seeing the wider picture/can't see the wood for the trees