下塞上聋 — “Blocked below, deaf above”
下塞上聋 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “describes a communication breakdown where information from lower levels is blocked from reaching higher levels, and vice versa, leading to a lack of understanding or responsiveness”. Literally, “Blocked below, deaf above”.
下塞上聋 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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More idioms starting with 下
- xià下bù不wéi为lì例not to be repeated
- xià下bu不liǎo了tái台unable to extricate oneself from an embarrassing situation
- xià下bù不lái来tái台unable to save face in public
- xià下lín临wú无dì地bottomless drop from a great height
- xià下lín临wú无jì际looking down upon a boundless depth
- xià下qiáo乔rù入yōu幽descend from good to bad
- xià下qiáo乔mù木rù入yōu幽gǔ谷descend from good to bad situation
- xià下qiáo乔qiān迁gǔ谷decline from prosperity to adversity
- xià下jǐng井tóu投shí石harm someone already in trouble
- xià下huí回fēn分jiě解To be continued
- xià下bǎn坂zǒu走wán丸roll effortlessly down a slope
- xià下xué学shàng上dá达learn from practical to profound
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What does 下塞上聋 mean?
下塞上聋 (xià sāi shàng lóng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “describes a communication breakdown where information from lower levels is blocked from reaching higher levels, and vice versa, leading to a lack of understanding or responsiveness”.
How do you pronounce 下塞上聋?
下塞上聋 is pronounced xià sāi shàng lóng in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 下塞上聋 literally mean?
Literally, 下塞上聋 means “Blocked below, deaf above”. It is used to mean “describes a communication breakdown where information from lower levels is blocked from reaching higher levels, and vice versa, leading to a lack of understanding or responsiveness”.
What is the Chinese definition of 下塞上聋?
塞：堵塞不通。聋：耳朵的听觉失灵。下边堵塞不通，上边听觉失灵。比喻真实情况不能上传下达。