蜀犬吠日

suk6 hyun2 fai6 jat6

lit. Sichuan dogs bark at the sun (idiom); fig. a simpleton will marvel at even the most common things · alludes to the Sichuan foggy weather where it's uncommon to see a sunny day

Meanings

  1. lit. Sichuan dogs bark at the sun (idiom); fig. a simpleton will marvel at even the most common things
  2. alludes to the Sichuan foggy weather where it's uncommon to see a sunny day

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