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瞎貓碰上死耗子

简瞎猫碰上死耗子 · 繁瞎貓碰上死耗子

Mandarin · pinyin xiā māo pèng shàng sǐ hào zi

a blind cat finds a dead mouse (idiom)
blind luck

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瞎: xiā · blind, reckless; rash
貓: māo · cat
碰: pèng · collide, bump into
上: shàng · top; superior, highest; go up, send up
死: sǐ · die; dead; death
耗: hào · consume, use up; waste, squander
子: zǐ · offspring, child; fruit, seed of; first earthly branch
猫: māo · cat

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1–1–4–4–3–4–5 · xia1 mao1 peng4 shang4 si3 hao4 zi5

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(alt-of, alternative, idiomatic) alternative form of 瞎貓碰死耗子 /瞎猫碰死耗子 (xiāmāo pèng sǐhàozi, “it is attained by accident”)

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