掩目捕雀yǎn mù bǔ quècover the eyes and snatch at swallows; like a blindfolded man catching sparrows—fool oneself
❍ 主簿陈琳曰：“不可！俗云： ‘掩目而捕燕雀’，是自欺也。微物尚不可欺以得志，况国家大事乎？ ……” (《三国演义》20) But the Recorder Chen Lin,said，“Nay; do not act blindly. The proverb says ‘To cover the eyes and snatch at swallows’ is to fool one’s self. If in so small a matter you cannot attain your wish,what of great affairs?…” 掩目捕雀yǎn mù bǔ què捂住眼睛逮麻雀。比喻自己欺骗自己。self-deception, fool oneself |