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1 lit. Sichuan dogs bark at the sun (idiom); fig. a simpleton will marvel at even the most common things

2 alludes to the Sichuan foggy weather where it's uncommon to see a sunny day

1 Sichuan

2 the state of Shu in Sichuan at different periods

3 the Shu Han dynasty (214-263) of Liu Bei 劉備|刘备 during the Three Kingdoms

1 Shu Han (c. 200-263), Liu Bei's kingdom in Sichuan during the Three Kingdoms, claiming legitimacy as successor of Han

1 Sichuan embroidery, one of the four major traditional styles of Chinese embroidery (the other three being 蘇繡|苏绣[Sū xiù], 湘繡|湘绣[Xiāng xiù] and 粵繡|粤绣[Yuè xiù])

1 brocade from Sichuan

1 the Prime Minister of Shu (i.e. Zhuge Liang 諸葛亮|诸葛亮[Zhū gě Liàng])

1 Shushan district of Hefei city 合肥市[He2 fei2 shi4], Anhui

1 Luxor, city in Egypt (Cantonese transliteration)

1 corn

1 mountains and rivers of Sichuan (idiom)

1 lit. covet Sichuan once Gansu has been seized

2 fig. endless greed

3 insatiable desire

1 Sichuan

2 originally two provinces of Qin and Han

1 indulge in pleasure and forget home and duty (idiom)

1 the Qinling plank road to Shu, a historical mountain road from Shaanxi to Sichuan

1 see also: 怪叔叔 Guai Shu Shu