To mistake reality for a dream, leading to repeated errors; to fail to distinguish between what is real and what is imaginary.
他总是覆鹿遗蕉，把重要的信息当作无关紧要的小事，因此错失了很多机会。
He always mistakes important information for trivial matters, thus missing many opportunities.
Era:
Ancient
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Story:
Once upon a time, a man from the State of Zheng was cutting firewood in the wilderness. He saw a wounded deer run by, so he killed it. Fearing that hunters might pursue it, he hid the dead deer in a small ditch and covered it with some plantain leaves.
When night fell, he wanted to find the dead deer to carry it home, but unfortunately, he couldn't find it anywhere. He had no choice but to give up, convincing himself that he had merely dreamt the whole thing.
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