shǔ
cùn
guāng

idiom
common
derogatory

Meaning of 鼠目寸光

鼠目寸光 means to be short-sighted; to lack foresight; to see no further than the end of one's nose. Pronounced shǔ mù cùn guāng.

  • to be short-sighted; to lack foresight; to see no further than the end of one's nose

Definitions & Examples

Zhè
zhǒng
shǔ
cùn
guāng
de
zuò
 
zuì
zhōng
huì
hài
le
gōng
 

This kind of short-sighted approach will ultimately harm the company.

men
néng
zuò
shǔ
cùn
guāng
de
rén
 
yào
wèi
jiāng
lái
suàn
 

We cannot be short-sighted people; we must plan for the future.

Lǐng
dǎo
zhě
guǒ
shǔ
cùn
guāng
 
jiù
nán
cháng
jiǔ
zhǎn
 

If leaders are short-sighted, the enterprise will find it difficult to develop sustainably.