处堂燕雀

处堂燕雀
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lit. a caged bird in a pavilion (idiom); fig. to lose vigilance by comfortable living

3 meanings
MEANING3 meanings

MEANING

  1. noun

    lit. a caged bird in a pavilion (idiom); fig. to lose vigilance by comfortable living

    • The sparrows dwelling in the hall do not know that disaster is about to arrive.

  2. noun

    unaware of the disasters ahead

    • The sparrows dwelling in the hall do not know the great building is about to collapse.

  3. noun

    a fool's paradise

    • The sparrows in the hall do not know the great building is about to burn.

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CHARACTER ANALYSIS
  • (slow step; walk down slowly)RADICAL
  • (divination; fortune-telling)PHONETIC

A place is where people slow their steps to divine where they should stop and rest.

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