处堂燕雀 — Chinese idiom
处堂燕雀
chù táng yàn què
Traditional: 處堂燕雀
Meaning
- lit. a caged bird in a pavilion ; fig. to lose vigilance by comfortable living
- unaware of the disasters ahead
- a fool's paradise
Character by character
- 处chùto reside at, to live in; place, locale; departmen
- 堂tánghall, large room; government office; cousins
- 燕yànlovebird, swallow
- 雀quèsparrow
Idioms sharing a character
- 一无是处 yī wú shì chù
- 朝夕相处 zhāo xī xiāng chǔ
- 泰然处之 tài rán chǔ zhī
- 燕雀处堂 yàn què chù táng
- 立身处世 lì shēn chǔ shì
- 绝处逢生 jué chù féng shēng
- 处心积虑 chǔ xīn jī lǜ
- 处变不惊 chǔ biàn bù jīng
- 身首异处 shēn shǒu yì chù
- 养尊处优 yǎng zūn chǔ yōu
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