瞎子摸象

Chinese

		blind person	feel with the hand; to touch; to stroke feel with the hand; to touch; to stroke; to grope; to feel (one's pulse); imitate; copy	shape; form; appearance shape; form; appearance; elephant; image under a map (maths)
trad. (瞎子摸象)		瞎子	摸	象
simp. #(瞎子摸象)		瞎子	摸	象
Literally: “a blind man feels an elephant”.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xiāzimōxiàng

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄚ ˙ㄗ ㄇㄛ ㄒㄧㄤˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hat⁶ zi² mo² zoeng⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xiāzimōxiàng
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄚ ˙ㄗ ㄇㄛ ㄒㄧㄤˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: siazi̊hmosiàng
    • Wade–Giles: hsia¹-tzŭ⁵-mo¹-hsiang⁴
    • Yale: syā-dz-mwō-syàng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shia.tzymhoshianq
    • Palladius: сяцзымосян (sjaczymosjan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ä⁵⁵ d͡z̥z̩² mu̯ɔ⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: hat⁶ zi² mo² zoeng⁶
    • Yale: haht jí mó jeuhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hat⁹ dzi² mo² dzoeng⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: hed⁶ ji² mo² zêng⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɐt̚² t͡siː³⁵ mɔː³⁵ t͡sœːŋ²²/

Idiom

瞎子摸象

1. Synonym of 盲人摸象 (mángrénmōxiàng)