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Mastering Chinese involves learning single characters, creating words, and finally, idioms. This free idiom resource introduces 「盲人把燭」, with its explanation below.

Introducing the idiom 「盲人把燭」: its meaning and how to use it are provided below.

The blind man held a candle to illuminate the way. Metaphors don’t work.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

máng rén bǎ zhú

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

maang4 yan4 ba2 juk1

The world of Chinese idioms is massive, filled with countless expressions, each with distinct meanings and applications. These materials are here to support you as you improve your Chinese skills.