扣盘扪钥 — “Tapping a plate and feeling for a key”
扣盘扪钥 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to illustrate superficial understanding or partial knowledge resulting from a lack of practical experience, making it difficult to acquire true insight”. Literally, “tapping a plate and feeling for a key”.
扣盘扪钥 Pronunciation and Pinyin
扣盘扪钥 Character Breakdown
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Idioms Related to 扣盘扪钥
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- kòu扣hú壶cháng长yín吟Express grand aspirations or grievances
- kòu扣shǐ屎pén盆zi子falsely accuse or slander someone
- kòu扣mào帽zi子to unfairly label someone
- kòu扣xīn心qì泣xuè血heartbroken to the core
- kòu扣jí楫zhōng中liú流make a solemn vow to strive vigorously
- kòu扣pán槃mén扪zhú烛partial and superficial understanding
- kòu扣pán槃mén扪yuè籥partial and superficial understanding
- kòu扣pán盘mén扪zhú烛make a superficial judgment without experience
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What does 扣盘扪钥 mean?
扣盘扪钥 (kòu pán mén yào) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to illustrate superficial understanding or partial knowledge resulting from a lack of practical experience, making it difficult to acquire true insight”.
How do you pronounce 扣盘扪钥?
扣盘扪钥 is pronounced kòu pán mén yào in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 扣盘扪钥 literally mean?
Literally, 扣盘扪钥 means “tapping a plate and feeling for a key”. It is used to mean “to illustrate superficial understanding or partial knowledge resulting from a lack of practical experience, making it difficult to acquire true insight”.
What is the Chinese definition of 扣盘扪钥?
比喻不经实践，认识片面，难以得到真知。同“扣盘扪烛”。