Question

戴盆望天 daai3 pun4 mong6 tin1

Accepted Answer

lit. viewing the sky with a basin on one's head (成语 saw, from Sima Qian's letter to Ren An 司馬遷|司马迁, 報任少卿書|报任少卿书); it is hard to get a clear view of the sky while carrying a platter on one's head/fig. it is hard to get on in one's career while encumbered by family obligations/one can't perform a major task while bothered by other duties y

Expression	戴盆望天
Meaning	lit. viewing the sky with a basin on one's head (成语 saw, from Sima Qian's letter to Ren An 司馬遷\|司马迁, 報任少卿書\|报任少卿书); it is hard to get a clear view of the sky while carrying a platter on one's head/fig. it is hard to get on in one's career while encumbered by family obligations/one can't perform a major task while bothered by other duties
Reading	daai3 pun4 mong6 tin1
Recall	y

One's Sky Hard 戴盆望天 Lit Viewing Basin Head