目 不 窥 园

mù bù kuī yuándictionary entry

lit. not even peek at the garden / fig. to be absorbed in one's studies (idiom)

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Original source entry:

目不窺園 目不窥园 [mu4 bu4 kui1 yuan2] /lit. not even peek at the garden/fig. to be absorbed in one's studies (idiom)/

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Other forms in these source records: 目不窺園

目
mù
eye / (literary) to look / to regard / eye (of a net) / mesh / mesh size / grit size (abbr. for 目數|目数[mù shù]) / item / section / list / catalogue / (taxonomy) order / name / title
不
bù
no / not so / (bound form) not / un-
窥
kuī
to peep / to pry into
园
yuán
land used for growing plants / site used for public recreation / abbr. for a place ending in 園|园, such as a botanical garden 植物園|植物园, kindergarten 幼兒園|幼儿园 etc
Yuán
surname Yuan

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