| 戴盆望天 | [戴 盆 望 天] lit. viewing the sky with a basin on one's head (成语 saw, from Sima Qian's letter to Ren An 司馬遷|司马迁, 報任少卿書|报任少卿书); it is hard to get a clear view of the sky while carrying a platter on one's head; fig. it is hard to get on in one's career while encumbered [Add to Longdo] |