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汉人煮箦 — “To apply superficial knowledge rigidly, leading to absurd mistakes”

汉人煮箦 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to apply superficial knowledge rigidly, leading to absurd mistakes”. To make a ridiculous error due to a lack of true understanding. Literally, “Hanzhong person boils a bamboo mat”.

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汉人煮箦 Pronunciation and Pinyin

汉人煮箦 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
汉
hàn5Han ethnic group or Chinese
人
rén2human being, person
煮
zhǔ13cook by boiling
箦
zé14bamboo sleeping mat

Example Sentence with 汉人煮箦

他学习编程时,只看了些皮毛知识就敢动手,结果写出来的程序漏洞百出,简直是汉人煮箦。
When he studied programming, he only skimmed some superficial knowledge before trying to code; as a result, the programs he wrote were full of bugs – it was simply a case of applying shallow knowledge without true understanding.

Idioms Related to 汉人煮箦

More idioms starting with 汉

  • hàn汉guān官wēi威yí仪Han official's majestic bearing
  • hàn汉wǔ武tuō托gū孤entrust a young heir to a loyal minister
  • hàn汉gāo皋jiě解pèi珮Exchange tokens of love
  • hàn汉zéi贼bù不liǎng两lì立cannot coexist; one must prevail

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Questions about 汉人煮箦

What does 汉人煮箦 mean?

汉人煮箦 (hàn rén zhǔ zé) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to apply superficial knowledge rigidly, leading to absurd mistakes”.

How do you pronounce 汉人煮箦?

汉人煮箦 is pronounced hàn rén zhǔ zé in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 汉人煮箦 literally mean?

Literally, 汉人煮箦 means “Hanzhong person boils a bamboo mat”. It is used to mean “to apply superficial knowledge rigidly, leading to absurd mistakes”.

What is the Chinese definition of 汉人煮箦?

汉:汉中地区,在今陕西省。箦:席子,此指竹席子。汉中有个人把家里床上的竹席子当作竹笋来煮着吃。比喻仅靠肤浅的知识去生搬硬套而不认真学习真知的荒唐行为。

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