越凫楚乙 — “The duck of Yue, the swallow of Chu”
越凫楚乙 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to make a wrong judgment or misinterpret something due to a subjective, partial, or biased understanding; to mistake one thing for another based on limited perspective”. Literally, “The duck of Yue, the swallow of Chu”.
越凫楚乙 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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Open the tool →Questions about 越凫楚乙
What does 越凫楚乙 mean?
越凫楚乙 (yuè fú chǔ yǐ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to make a wrong judgment or misinterpret something due to a subjective, partial, or biased understanding; to mistake one thing for another based on limited perspective”.
How do you pronounce 越凫楚乙?
越凫楚乙 is pronounced yuè fú chǔ yǐ in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 越凫楚乙 literally mean?
Literally, 越凫楚乙 means “the duck of Yue, the swallow of Chu”. It is used to mean “to make a wrong judgment or misinterpret something due to a subjective, partial, or biased understanding; to mistake one thing for another based on limited perspective”.
What is the Chinese definition of 越凫楚乙?
同一只飞鸿，有人以为野鸭，有人以为燕子。比喻由于主观片面，对于事物认识不清而判断错误。