蜀犬吠日 in English Shu3 quan3 fei4 ri4 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) Sichuan dogs bark at the sun (idiomatic expression); metaphorically a simpleton will marvel at even the most common things
  • alludes to the Sichuan foggy weather where it's uncommon to see a sunny day

Simplified Characters

蜀 犬 吠 日

Traditional Characters

蜀 犬 吠 日

Pinyin

Shu3 quan3 fei4 ri4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

蜀shu3short name for Sichuan 四川[Si4 chuan1] province 犬quan3dog 吠fei4to bark 日ri4abbr. for 日本[Ri4 ben3], Japan