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muk6 gwong1 dyun2 cin2
Pinyin
mù guāng duǎn qiǎn
Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
to be shortsighted
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Definitions (Wiktionary)
phrase, idiomatic
short-sighted; myopic; lacking foresight
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
(沒有對應漢語詞彙)
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Cantonese
目光短浅
目光短淺
muk6 gwong1 dyun2 cin2
short-sighted; lacking foresight
Cantonese
螳螂捕蝉嘅寓意系,目光短浅嘅人追求眼前嘅利益𠮶阵,往往忽视周围嘅危险。
螳螂捕蟬嘅寓意係,目光短淺嘅人追求眼前嘅利益嗰陣,往往忽視周圍嘅危險。
tong4 long4 bou6 sim4 ge3 jyu6 ji3 hai6, muk6 gwong1 dyun2 cin2 ge3 jan4 zeoi1 kau4 ngaan5 cin4 ge3 lei6 jik1 go2 zan2, wong5 wong5 fat1 si6 zau1 wai4 ge3 ngai4 him2.
The motto of the story of Mantis stalking cicada is that a short-sighted person is completely ignorant to imminent danger in his pursuit of close gains.