We’re sharing free Chinese learning content with you. Idioms and proverbs, full of meaning, are explored in this series. Today, we present 「合眼摸象」.
Today’s spotlight is on the Chinese idiom 「合眼摸象」. You’ll find its explanation and usage below.
Touch the elephant with your eyes closed. A metaphor for acting blindly.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
hé yǎn mō xiàng
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
hap6 ngaan5 mo2 jeung6
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