问道于盲 — “Ask the way from a blind person”
问道于盲 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to seek advice from an ignorant or incompetent person, thus getting no helpful information; like asking the way from a blind person”. Literally, “ask the way from a blind person”.
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What does 问道于盲 mean?
问道于盲 (wèn dào yú máng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to seek advice from an ignorant or incompetent person, thus getting no helpful information; like asking the way from a blind person”.
How do you pronounce 问道于盲?
问道于盲 is pronounced wèn dào yú máng in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 问道于盲 literally mean?
Literally, 问道于盲 means “ask the way from a blind person”. It is used to mean “to seek advice from an ignorant or incompetent person, thus getting no helpful information; like asking the way from a blind person”.
What is the Chinese definition of 问道于盲?
向瞎子问路。比喻向什么也不懂的人请教，不解决问题。