shǔ
quǎn
fèi

idiom
literary
common

Meaning of 蜀犬吠日

蜀犬吠日 means to make a fuss about something simply because it is unfamiliar; to be surprised by what one seldom sees. Pronounced shǔ quǎn fèi rì.

  • to make a fuss about something simply because it is unfamiliar; to be surprised by what one seldom sees

Definitions & Examples

Duì
zhè
zhǒng
cháng
jiàn
de
shù
jīng
xiǎo
guài
 
jiǎn
zhí
shì
shǔ
quǎn
fèi
 

Making a fuss about such common technology is simply barking at the sun.

chū
dào
chéng
shì
 
duì
dòng
dōu
gǎn
dào
jīng
 
zhēn
shì
shǔ
quǎn
fèi
 

Having just arrived in the city, he was even amazed by escalators—truly a case of making a fuss out of ignorance.

jīng
 
wèi
miǎn
yǒu
shǔ
quǎn
fèi
zhī
xián
 

Your surprise is somewhat excessive, risking the appearance of being surprised simply because you have seen little of the world.