Our goal is to provide you with free Chinese learning tools. This series highlights idioms and proverbs, full of meaning and adaptable to many contexts. The featured idiom is 「擿埴索塗」, with details below.
The idiom 「擿埴索塗」 we’re featuring is explained below, showcasing its meaning and usage.
擿埴: to knock the ground; 索: to explore; 塗: road. Refers to a blind person using a stick to tap the ground to find the way. It is a metaphor for groping in the dark and making things difficult to accomplish.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
tī zhí suǒ tú
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
tik1 jik6 sok3 tou4
Chinese idioms, with their vast variety, hold different meanings and uses. Their abundance makes studying them rewarding, and these materials are here to help you along the way.
