戴盆望天

dài pén wàng tiān

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Definitions

  1. 1. 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
  2. 2. fig. it is hard to get on in one's career while encumbered by family obligations
  3. 3. one can't perform a major task while bothered by other duties

Child Words of 戴盆望天

天
tiān

day

戴
dài

to put on or wear (glasses, hat, gloves etc)

望
wàng

full moon

盆
pén

basin