Blind means blind.

Classification: Education/Science >> Science and Technology

Analysis:

Idiom entry: one leaf is blind.

Pronunciation of idioms

Idiom definition: the eyes are blocked by a leaf, which means that you can't see the whole picture of things.

The origin of the idiom: * * * * "On protracted war": "One leaf can't see Mount Tai, but you are self-righteous."

This idiom is often used to describe a person who is blinded by the smallest thing in front of him and can't see the whole and essence of things. This is from the ancient book "One leaf blocks the eyes, but Mount Tai is not seen;" Two earplugs and beans don't smell thunder.

When later generations explain this language, Laughing Forest written by Han Danchun in the Three Kingdoms period is the most interesting. He told the joke that "one leaf can't see Mount Tai" and said that there was a poor scholar in Chu who wanted to make a fortune by crooked ways. Scholars remember reading the story of mantis catching cicada when they were studying. Mantis hid behind the leaves and succeeded in one fell swoop.

So he went to look for the leaves that covered the mantis. He really found a leaf hidden behind the mantis, and quickly picked it off, but accidentally slipped his hand. The leaf fell into a pile of fallen leaves. The scholar put all the leaves in the laundry basket, took them home and blocked his eyes one by one for experiments. He asked his wife, "Can you see me?"

At the beginning, his wife truthfully replied that she could see it, but the poor scholar took pains to test a laundry list of leaves. His wife suddenly lied to him and said, "This leaf hides you, so I can't see." If the poor scholar gets the treasure, he thinks it is the leaf of mantis. Holding the leaves, he ran to the market to block his eyes and took the goods from the vendors. Of course, the businessman immediately caught him and handed him over. Hearing this case, the magistrate laughed his head off, thinking that the scholar was stupid and pedantic to the point of being childish and ridiculous! Scold him is really "a leaf can't see Mount Tai!" Give him a good beating and send him home.

A joke is a joke after all. However, it is very appropriate to use exaggerated jokes to compare the similar actions of some people in real life and satirize the whole without looking at it.