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戴盆望天
 
戴
盆
望
天
En
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

戴盆望天 dài pén wàng tiān

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戴盆望天
释
1 头上戴著盆子，想看天而看不成。比喻行动与目的相违背，则愿望绝不能达到。《后汉书．卷四一．第五伦传》：「苦身待士，不如为国。戴盆望天，事不两施。」《文选．司马迁．报任少卿书》：「仆以为戴盆何以望天，故绝宾客之知，亡室家之业，日夜思竭其不肖之才力。」
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