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戴盆望天
dài pén wàng tiān
What 戴盆望天 means
- 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
The characters in 戴盆望天
- 戴dàito put on or wear (glasses, hat, gloves etc); to respect; to bear
- 盆pénbasin; flower pot; unit of volume equal to 12 斗
- 望wàngfull moon; to hope; to expect
- 天tiānday; sky; heaven
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