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盲翁扪钥 — “Blind old man feeling for a key”

盲翁扪钥 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to make rash or arbitrary judgments about things based solely on partial understanding or limited experience”. Literally, “Blind old man feeling for a key”.

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盲翁扪钥 Pronunciation and Pinyin

盲翁扪钥 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
盲
máng8blind, unseeing, ignorant
翁
wēng10old man or father
扪
mén6touch or feel for self-reflection
钥
yào9key

Example Sentence with 盲翁扪钥

他只看了报告的一部分就妄下结论,这简直是盲翁扪钥,根本没有全面了解情况。
He jumped to conclusions after only reviewing a portion of the report, which is akin to a blind person feeling for a key – he simply didn't have a complete grasp of the situation.

Idioms Related to 盲翁扪钥

More idioms starting with 盲

  • máng盲rén人mén扪zhú烛
  • máng盲rén人bǎ把zhú烛A futile or useless act
  • 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 盲翁扪钥

What does 盲翁扪钥 mean?

盲翁扪钥 (máng wēng mén yào) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to make rash or arbitrary judgments about things based solely on partial understanding or limited experience”.

How do you pronounce 盲翁扪钥?

盲翁扪钥 is pronounced máng wēng mén yào in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 盲翁扪钥 literally mean?

Literally, 盲翁扪钥 means “Blind old man feeling for a key”. It is used to mean “to make rash or arbitrary judgments about things based solely on partial understanding or limited experience”.

What is the Chinese definition of 盲翁扪钥?

比喻只凭片面了解或局部经验就对事物妄加判断。亦作“盲翁扪籥”。

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