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冥行盲索 — “Walking in darkness and groping blindly”

冥行盲索 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to act blindly and grope in the dark, without knowing the facts or understanding the situation; to work without proper guidance or insight”. Literally, “walking in darkness and groping blindly”.

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冥行盲索 Pronunciation and Pinyin

冥行盲索 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
冥
míng10dark, netherworld, profound
行
xíng6to walk, act, or a line
盲
máng8blind, unseeing, ignorant
索
suǒ10seek, rope, demand

Example Sentence with 冥行盲索

在没有明确指导的情况下,他只能冥行盲索,希望能找到解决问题的方法。
Without clear guidance, he could only grope in the dark, hoping to find a solution to the problem.

Idioms Related to 冥行盲索

More idioms starting with 冥

  • míng冥míng冥zhī之zhì志profound and steadfast resolve
  • míng冥shì室dú椟guān棺utterly gloomy and confined space
  • míng冥sī思kǔ苦xiǎng想to rack one's brains
  • míng冥sī思kǔ苦suǒ索ponder deeply and exhaustively
  • míng冥zhāo昭méng瞢àn暗primordial chaos of indistinguishable light and darkness
  • míng冥zhāo昭méng瞢àn闇primordial chaos and darkness
  • míng冥mò漠zhī之xiāng乡remote unseen realm or profound transcendent state
  • míng冥mò漠zhī之dōu都netherworld or celestial abode
  • míng冥rán然wù兀zuò坐sit quietly in absorbed stillness
  • míng冥xíng行zhì擿zhí埴groping for knowledge blindly
  • míng冥wán顽bú不huà化obstinately ignorant and impervious to reason
  • míng冥wán顽bù不líng灵stubbornly ignorant and unresponsive

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Questions about 冥行盲索

What does 冥行盲索 mean?

冥行盲索 (míng xíng máng suǒ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to act blindly and grope in the dark, without knowing the facts or understanding the situation; to work without proper guidance or insight”.

How do you pronounce 冥行盲索?

冥行盲索 is pronounced míng xíng máng suǒ in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 冥行盲索 literally mean?

Literally, 冥行盲索 means “walking in darkness and groping blindly”. It is used to mean “to act blindly and grope in the dark, without knowing the facts or understanding the situation; to work without proper guidance or insight”.

What is the Chinese definition of 冥行盲索?

比喻不明情况而工作。

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