挖耳当招 — “Mistake an ear-digging gesture for a beckon”
挖耳当招 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be so eager and impatient for a result that one misinterprets casual gestures or unrelated events as a sign or invitation, often due to wishful thinking”. Literally, “mistake an ear-digging gesture for a beckon”.
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What does 挖耳当招 mean?
挖耳当招 (wā ěr dāng zhāo) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be so eager and impatient for a result that one misinterprets casual gestures or unrelated events as a sign or invitation, often due to wishful thinking”.
How do you pronounce 挖耳当招?
挖耳当招 is pronounced wā ěr dāng zhāo in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 挖耳当招 literally mean?
Literally, 挖耳当招 means “mistake an ear-digging gesture for a beckon”. It is used to mean “to be so eager and impatient for a result that one misinterprets casual gestures or unrelated events as a sign or invitation, often due to wishful thinking”.
What is the Chinese definition of 挖耳当招?
见别人举手挖耳朵，却误以为是在招呼自己。比喻希望达到目的的心情非常迫切。