盲者得镜 — “Describes something that is unable to function or be used effectively”
盲者得镜 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “describes something that is unable to function or be used effectively”. Or a talented person whose abilities are not recognized or utilized. Literally, “blind person obtains a mirror”.
盲者得镜 Pronunciation and Pinyin
盲者得镜 Character Breakdown
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Idioms Related to 盲者得镜
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- 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wēng翁mén扪yào钥make rash judgments from partial understanding
- máng盲fēng风dù妒yǔ雨fierce and violent wind and rain
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What does 盲者得镜 mean?
盲者得镜 (máng zhě dé jìng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “describes something that is unable to function or be used effectively”.
How do you pronounce 盲者得镜?
盲者得镜 is pronounced máng zhě dé jìng in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 盲者得镜 literally mean?
Literally, 盲者得镜 means “blind person obtains a mirror”. It is used to mean “describes something that is unable to function or be used effectively”.
What is the Chinese definition of 盲者得镜?
形容事物不能发挥正常作用。也比喻埋没人才。