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處堂燕雀

简 处堂燕雀 · 繁 處堂燕雀
Mandarin · pinyin chù táng yàn què

Meanings

  1. lit. a caged bird in a pavilion (idiom); fig. to lose vigilance by comfortable living
  2. unaware of the disasters ahead
  3. a fool's paradise
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處
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堂
táng · hall; government office
燕
yàn · swallow (bird); comfort, enjoy
雀
què · sparrow
处
chù · place, locale; department
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4–2–4–4 · chu4 tang2 yan4 que4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

cyu2 tong4 jin3 zoek3

Cantonese word readings for 處堂燕雀. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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cyu2 tong4 jin3 zoek3

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處堂燕雀 · chu4 tang2 yan4 que4
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Exact source record處堂燕雀 处堂燕雀 [chu4 tang2 yan4 que4] /lit. a caged bird in a pavilion (idiom); fig. to lose vigilance by comfortable living/unaware of the disasters ahead/a fool's paradise/