鼠目寸光 shǔ mù cùn guāng — short-sighted; unable to see beyond the end of one's nose

鼠目寸光
shǔ mù cùn guāng

Characters: 鼠 · 目 · 寸 · 光

Definitions

  1. short-sighted; unable to see beyond the end of one's nose

More definitions

CC-CEDICT

  1. short-sighted

ExtDict

  1. 老鼠的眼睛只能看到一米远。形容目光短浅，没有远见。

Examples

  • 做事要着眼长远，不能鼠目寸光。

    One should take the long view; it won't do to be short-sighted.

  • 这种只顾眼前利益的鼠目寸光之举，后患无穷。

    Such short-sighted chasing of immediate gains will bring endless trouble later.