瞎子摸象

Chinese

		blind person	feel with the hand; to touch; to stroke feel with the hand; to touch; to stroke; to grope; to feel (one's pulse); imitate; copy	shape; form; appearance shape; form; appearance; elephant; image under a map (math.)
trad. (瞎子摸象)		瞎子	摸	象
simp. ^#(瞎子摸象)		瞎子	摸	象
Literally: “a blind man feels an elephant”.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xiāzimōxiàng

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄚ ˙ㄗㄇㄛㄒㄧㄤˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): hat⁶ zi² mo² zoeng⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: xiāzimōxiàng
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄚ ˙ㄗㄇㄛㄒㄧㄤˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shia.tzymhoshianq
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ä⁵⁵ d͡z̥z̩² mu̯ɔ⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: hat⁶ zi² mo² zoeng⁶
  - Yale: haht jí mó jeuhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: hat⁹ dzi² mo² dzoeng⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: hed⁶ ji² mo² zêng⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /hɐt̚² t͡siː³⁵ mɔː³⁵ t͡ʃœ̽ːŋ²²/

Idiom

瞎子摸象

Synonym of 盲人摸象 (mángrénmōxiàng).

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