盲人騎瞎馬
Chinese
| blind person | to ride (an animal or bike); to sit astride | blind | horse; surname | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (盲人騎瞎馬) | 盲人 | 騎 | 瞎 | 馬 | |
| simp. (盲人骑瞎马) | 盲人 | 骑 | 瞎 | 马 | |
| Literally: “a blind person riding a blind horse”. | |||||
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: mángrén qí xiā mǎ
- Zhuyin: ㄇㄤˊ ㄖㄣˊ ㄑㄧˊ ㄒㄧㄚ ㄇㄚˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: mángrén cí sia mǎ
- Wade–Giles: mang2-jên2 chʻi2 hsia1 ma3
- Yale: máng-rén chí syā mǎ
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: mangren chyi shia maa
- Palladius: манжэнь ци ся ма (manžɛnʹ ci sja ma)
- Sinological IPA (key): /mɑŋ³⁵ ʐən³⁵ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ ɕi̯ä⁵⁵ mä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Idiom
盲人騎瞎馬
- (figurative) to be very dangerous