閉塞眼睛捉麻雀

简 闭塞眼睛捉麻雀 · 繁 閉塞眼睛捉麻雀
Mandarin · pinyin bì sè yǎn jīng zhuō má què

Meanings

  1. lit. to catch sparrows blindfolded (idiom)
  2. fig. to act blindly
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閉
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塞
sāi · stop up, block, seal, cork; pass, frontier; fortress
眼
yǎn · eye; eyelet, hole, opening
睛
jīng · eyeball; pupil of eye
捉
zhuō · grasp, clutch; catch, seize
麻
má · hemp, jute, flax; sesame; Kangxi radical 200
雀
què · sparrow
闭
bì · shut, close; obstruct, block up
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4–4–3–1–1–2–4 · bi4 se4 yan3 jing1 zhuo1 ma2 que4

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bai3 sak1 ngaan5 zing1 zuk3 maa4 zoek3

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閉塞眼睛捉麻雀 · bi4 se4 yan3 jing1 zhuo1 ma2 que4
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Exact source record閉塞眼睛捉麻雀 闭塞眼睛捉麻雀 [bi4 se4 yan3 jing1 zhuo1 ma2 que4] /lit. to catch sparrows blindfolded (idiom)/fig. to act blindly/