燕雀處堂

燕雀处堂
yànquèchùtáng
  1. lit. a caged bird in a pavilion (idiom); fig. to lose vigilance by comfortable living
  2. unaware of the disasters ahead
  3. a fool's paradise

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Entry Composition

1 燕雀 yànquè
  1. (bird species of China) brambling (Fringilla montifringilla)
  2. (fig.) small fry
2 處 chù
  1. (bound form) place; locality
  2. (bound form) part; aspect
  3. (bound form) office; department; bureau
  4. classifier for locations: spot, point
3 堂 táng
  1. (main) hall
  2. large room for a specific purpose
  3. relationship between cousins etc on the paternal side of a family
  4. of the same clan
  5. classifier for classes, lectures etc
  6. classifier for sets of furniture

classifier: 間

Related entries

處堂燕雀 chùtángyànquè
  1. lit. a caged bird in a pavilion (idiom); fig. to lose vigilance by comfortable living
  2. unaware of the disasters ahead
  3. a fool's paradise