蜀 犬 吠 日

Shǔ quǎn fèi rìdictionary entry

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

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蜀犬吠日 蜀犬吠日 [Shu3 quan3 fei4 ri4] /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/

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蜀
Shǔ
short name for Sichuan 四川[Sì chuān] province / one of the Three Kingdoms 三國|三国[Sān guó] after the Han dynasty, also called 蜀漢|蜀汉[Shǔ Hàn], situated around what is now Sichuan province
犬
quǎn
(literary) dog / Kangxi radical 94
吠
fèi
to bark
日
rì
(bound form) sun / day / day of the month / (bound form) Japan (abbr. for 日本[Rì běn]) / (vulgar) to fuck / to have sex with

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