戴盆望天
Traditional form:
戴盆望天
Pinyin (reading):
dàipénwàngtiān
Definitions:
- lit. viewing the sky with a basin on one's head; it is hard to get a clear view of the sky while carrying a platter on one's head
- fig. it is hard to get on in one's career while encumbered by family obligations
- one can't perform a major task while bothered by other duties
Characters:
- 戴 - to support; to respect; to put on, to wear; surname
- 盆 - basin, bowl, pot, tub
- 望 - to expect, to hope, to look forward to
- 天 - sky, heaven; god, celestial
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