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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 「盲人瞎馬」, with details below.

We’re presenting the idiom 「盲人瞎馬」 this time—its explanation and use are detailed below.

A blind man rides a blind horse. It is a metaphor for acting blindly, which will have very dangerous consequences.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

máng rén xiā mǎ

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

maang4 yan4 hat6 ma5

With an extensive collection of idioms, Chinese offers a wealth of expressions to explore. These learning resources aim to make your journey smoother and more rewarding.