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Learning Chinese is easier with our free resources! This series explains idioms and proverbs, valuable for various situations. Today’s idiom is 「瞎子摸魚」, with more below.

The idiom 「瞎子摸魚」 and its usage are explored below. Learn its meaning and applications here.

It is a metaphor for doing things blindly and lacking investigation and research.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

xiā zǐ mō yú

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

hat6 ji2 mo2 yu2

There’s no shortage of Chinese idioms, each offering unique meanings and ways to use them. This guide is here to assist you as you improve your understanding of the language.