idiom > work blindly
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Dai basin heaven
  Explanation: Pot on his head to see days. Behavior and the purpose of metaphor the contrary, desire can not be achieved.
  Usage: Contraction type; as predicate; analogy behavior and purpose of the contrary, desire is difficult to achieve
  Source: Qian Han, "reported Ren Shaoqing book": "servant thought to look on how to wear pots, so must the guests of the knowledge, death married the industry, the black sheep of the night thinking doing its wit, camp staff works as one to master the Qiuqin mei . "
No. 2
  "Selected Works. Sima Qian, "" servant that wear pots why heaven, so must the guests of knowledge, death married the industry, day and night thinking doing its unworthy of wit, camp staff works as one to Qiu Qin-mei, lord. " Annotation "pots are not made to wear heaven, heaven is not wearing a basin, do not and facilities." Due to "wear basin heaven," Yu forced to get something.
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dài pén wàng tiān
  Wearing a pot and watch the sky. Action with the purpose of comparison the contrary, the desire can not be achieved (a phrase from the Sima Qian, "A Letter")
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No. 4
  Dai basin to heaven but not the stars. - "Gu Yi Lin smaller than the"
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No. 5
  "Selected Works of Sima Qian <reported Ren Shaoqing Books>": "servant that wear pots why heaven, so must the guests of knowledge, death married the industry, day and night thinking doing its unworthy of wit, camp staff works as one to Qiu Qin-mei lord. " Annotation: "Words are not looking to wear pots of days, heaven is not wearing a basin, do not and facilities." Due to "wear basin heaven," Yu forced to get something. "After the fifth Han Lun Biography": "hard body to be persons, as for the country, wearing a pot heaven, nothing to do with the two facilities." Song Wang, "try not to go to dual Shucheng book called" Poetry: "Dai basin hard and the mercy of God and, since laughter vanity grouped too. "
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Yu wrong way, can not achieve their goals
  Yu wrong way, can not achieve their goals. Hanwang Fu "Talking about Syria recorded": "OK sewage glory, wearing a basin to heaven." Tang Lu Zhaolin "five sad sad life": "Christians know these one, did not study the technique, He Yi Fu Dai basin heaven, daily lean stick. "
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No. 7
  发音 dài pén wàng tiān
  释义 头上顶着盆子看天。比喻行为和目的相反,愿望不可能达到。
  出处 汉·司马迁《报任少卿书》:“仆以为戴盆何以望天,故绝宾客之知,亡家室之业,日夜思竭其不肖之才力,务一心营职,以求亲媚于主上。”
English Expression
  1. n.:  work blindly,  try to discover the mystery of the sky by covering the head with a tub
  2. v.:  (literally) to try to view the sky with a tray on the hear--to take an action contrary to one's objective