When the hunter sets traps only for rabbits, tigers and dragons are left uncaught.
Chinese poet
From a poem, a metaphor about limited perception or ambition.
c. 701-762 CE
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"What place under heaven most hurts the heart? Laolao Ting, for seeing visitors off. The spring wind knows how bitter it is to part, The willow twig will never again be green."
Humorous"The birds have vanished into the sky, and now the last cloud drains away."
Strange & Unusual"I laugh wildly when leaving home—am I not one of those men?"
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Humorous"I do not dare to speak in a loud voice, I fear to disturb the people in heaven."
Humorous