We are committed to providing free Chinese study materials. This series focuses on idioms and proverbs, rich in meaning and widely applicable. Today’s idiom is 「盲翁捫鑰」, with its explanation below.
Here, we present the idiom 「盲翁捫鑰」. Below, you’ll find its explanation and examples of usage.
A metaphor for making arbitrary judgments about things based on only one-sided understanding or partial experience. Also written as “The blind man touching the flute”.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
máng wēng mén yào
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
maang4 yung1 mun4 yeuk6
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