戴盆望天 (daai3 pun4 mong6 tin1, dài pén wàng tiān) — lit. viewing the sky with a basin on one's head; 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
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