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盲人把烛
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盲人把烛

盲人把烛 — “A futile or useless act”

盲人把烛 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a futile or useless act”. Something that makes no difference or serves no purpose. Literally, “A blind man holding a candle”.

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盲人把烛 Pronunciation and Pinyin

盲人把烛 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
盲
máng8blind, unseeing, ignorant
人
rén2human being, person
把
bǎ7to hold, to grasp
烛
zhú10Candle; illuminate; perceive clearly

Example Sentence with 盲人把烛

在这样一个没有共识的会议上,你再多的解释也只是盲人把烛,起不到任何作用。
In a meeting without consensus like this, your further explanations would be a futile effort, serving no purpose whatsoever.

Idioms Related to 盲人把烛

More idioms starting with 盲

  • máng盲rén人mén扪zhú烛
  • máng盲rén人mō摸xiàng象to mistake a part for the whole
  • máng盲rén人xiā瞎mǎ马acting blindly or recklessly
  • máng盲rén人shuō说xiàng象Draw conclusions from incomplete information
  • máng盲rén人qí骑xiā瞎mǎ马blindly acting without foresight, risking disaster
  • máng盲mù目lè乐guān观blindly optimistic
  • máng盲mù目chóng崇bài拜blind worship
  • máng盲yǎn眼wú无zhū珠willfully blind to the obvious
  • máng盲wēng翁mén扪yuè籥make arbitrary judgments from partial understanding
  • máng盲wēng翁mén扪yào钥make rash judgments from partial understanding
  • máng盲zhě者dé得jìng镜unable to function or talent unrecognized
  • máng盲fēng风dù妒yǔ雨fierce and violent wind and rain

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Questions about 盲人把烛

What does 盲人把烛 mean?

盲人把烛 (máng rén bǎ zhú) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a futile or useless act”.

How do you pronounce 盲人把烛?

盲人把烛 is pronounced máng rén bǎ zhú in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 盲人把烛 literally mean?

Literally, 盲人把烛 means “a blind man holding a candle”. It is used to mean “a futile or useless act”.

What is the Chinese definition of 盲人把烛?

瞎子手擎烛火照亮。比喻不起任何作用。

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