升山采珠 — “Climb a mountain to gather pearls”
升山采珠 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to adopt a completely wrong approach or method, making it impossible to achieve the desired outcome; to seek something in the wrong place”. Literally, “Climb a mountain to gather pearls”.
升山采珠 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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What does 升山采珠 mean?
升山采珠 (shēng shān cǎi zhū) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to adopt a completely wrong approach or method, making it impossible to achieve the desired outcome; to seek something in the wrong place”.
How do you pronounce 升山采珠?
升山采珠 is pronounced shēng shān cǎi zhū in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 升山采珠 literally mean?
Literally, 升山采珠 means “Climb a mountain to gather pearls”. It is used to mean “to adopt a completely wrong approach or method, making it impossible to achieve the desired outcome; to seek something in the wrong place”.
What is the Chinese definition of 升山采珠?
到山上去采珍珠。比喻办事的方向、方法错误，一定达不到目的。