燕雀处堂

yànquèchùtáng

swallows nesting in a hall that is about to be on fire—unaware of one's danger

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lit. a caged bird in a pavilion (idiom); fig. to lose vigilance by comfortable living, unaware of the disasters ahead, a fool's paradise

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燕雀处堂

yàn què chǔ táng

swallows and sparrows nesting in the hall, unmindful of the spreading blaze -- oblivious of imminent danger; be ignorant of imminent danger; forgetting forthcoming disaster; living in a fool' s paradise

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燕雀處堂|燕雀处堂 [yàn què chù táng] ► lit. a caged bird in a pavilion (idiom); fig. to lose vigilance by comfortable living ► unaware of the disasters ahead ► a fool's paradise