蜀犬吠日

蜀
犬
吠
日
lit. Sichuan dogs bark at the sun (idiom); fig. 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

Characters and words in 蜀犬吠日

蜀
shǔ = shu + Ø3
short name for Sichuan 四川[Si4 chuan1] province / one of the Three Kingdoms 三國|三国[San1 guo2] after the Han dynasty, also called 蜀漢|蜀汉[Shu3 Han4], situated around what is now Sichuan province
犬
quǎn = qu + an3
dog / Kangxi radical 94
犬 = 丶 + 大 : Cupid wants to play fetch with the Saint Bernard dog in the anthill and throws a petal leaf over his head, but the dog just continues sleeping. Much to Cupid's surprise though, a big robot happily leaps after the petal leaf.
犬 = 丶 + 大 : Looks like a Saint Bernard dog with only one eye.
吠
fèi = f + ei4
to bark
日
rì = r + Ø4
abbr. for 日本[Ri4 ben3], Japan
日
rì = r + Ø4
sun / day / date, day of the month
日 = 囗 + 一 : Robinson Crusoe (r) is hiding from the sun (日) in an enclosure (囗) full of flutes (一) in the space station's bathroom (Ø4).

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