To act blindly or recklessly without proper guidance or foresight, leading to dangerous consequences; rushing headlong into disaster.
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Ancient
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Story:
During the Eastern Jin Dynasty, the famous writer Gu Kaizhi was visiting Yin Zhongkan's home. Heng Xuan, son of Huan Wen, was also present.
The three of them were playing a word game, drawing lots and focusing on words related to 'danger' (危). They came up with phrases such as "Using a spearhead to wash rice and a sword to cook," "An old man of a hundred years climbing a withered branch," and "A baby lying on a well's windlass."
Another person then added, "A blind person rides a blind horse, approaching a deep pond at midnight." Yin Zhongkan, who was one-eyed, was very displeased by this last phrase.