in Sichuan dogs bark at the sun (because it's a rare sight in that misty region)—an ignorant person makes a fuss about something which he alone finds strange
蜀:古蜀国,今四川一带。吠:狗叫。蜀地多云雾,平时难得有太阳,于是狗见到日出就叫起来。比喻少见多怪。
主谓式;作宾语、定语;含贬义
蜀:四川省的简称;吠:狗叫。原意是四川多雨,那里的狗不常见太阳,出太阳就要叫。比喻少见多怪。
唐·柳宗元《答韦中立论师道书》:“屈子赋曰:‘邑犬群吠,吠所怪也。’仆往闻庸、蜀之南,恒雨少日,日出则犬吠。”