目光如豆 eyesight like a bean
Explanation
比喻目光短浅，缺乏远见。
To describe someone with a narrow-minded view and a lack of foresight.
Origin Story
从前，有个村庄里住着一位老农，他辛勤劳作，却目光如豆，只想着眼前利益。村里要修建水渠，方便灌溉，需要大家捐献粮食，老农却吝啬得很，只捐献了一小把米，觉得这样就够了。其他村民纷纷慷慨解囊，捐献了大量粮食，水渠顺利完工，庄稼获得了丰收。可老农因为吝啬，自己的庄稼却颗粒无收，因为他没有预见水渠的重要性，只顾眼前小利，最终后悔莫及。
Once upon a time, there was a farmer who worked hard but was short-sighted, only thinking about immediate benefits. When the village decided to build an irrigation canal, everyone needed to donate food. The farmer, however, was very stingy, donating only a small handful of rice, thinking it was enough. Other villagers generously donated a lot of food, and the canal was successfully completed, leading to a bountiful harvest. But the farmer, because of his stinginess, had no harvest because he hadn't foreseen the importance of the canal, only caring about immediate small gains, and he regretted it later.
Usage
作谓语、定语；形容目光短浅，缺乏远见。
Used as predicate or attributive; describes someone with limited vision and lack of foresight.
Examples
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他目光如豆，只顾眼前利益，没有长远打算。
ta mugang ru dou, zhi gu qianyan liyi, meiyou changyuan dasuan.
He had a narrow vision, only focusing on immediate interests without long-term plans.
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这个计划目光如豆，缺乏战略眼光。
zhege jihua mugang ru dou, quefa zhanlue yanguang
This plan is short-sighted and lacks strategic vision.