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be short-sighted; see only what is under one's nose; a mouse can see only an inch

shǔ mù cùn guāng

鼠 目 寸 光

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derogbe short-sighted; see only what is under one's nose; a mouse can see only an inch
- zhǐ yǒu shǔ mù cùn guāng de rén cái kàn bù jiàn jiào yù de zhòng yào xìng
  只有鼠目寸光的人才看不见教育的重要性。
  Only a short-sighted man will lose sight of the importance of education.
- tā men tài shǔ mù cùn guāng le
  他们太鼠目寸光了。
  They were incredibly short-sighted.
- shǔ mù cùn guāng de rén shāo wēi shòu biǎo yáng jiù bù zhī tiān gāo dì hòu
  鼠目寸光的人稍微受表扬就不知天高地厚。
  A short-sighted man would have an exaggerated opinion of his abilities after being praised a little.
synonym
gū lòu guǎ wén孤陋寡闻 mù guāng duǎn qiǎn目光短浅 zuò jǐng guān tiān坐井观天 mù guāng rú dòu目光如豆 jǐng wā zhī jiàn井蛙之见 mǎi qī chǐ qiáo买妻耻樵
antonym
gāo zhān yuǎn zhǔ高瞻远瞩 shēn móu yuǎn lǜ深谋远虑 mù guāng yuǎn dà目光远大

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