lit. to catch sparrows blindfolded (idiom); fig. to act blindly
trad. 閉塞眼睛捉麻雀
Also written 閉塞眼睛捉麻雀【bì sè yǎn jīng zhuō má què】
Characters in this word
7闭
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to close, to stop up, to shut, to obstruct
- Pinyin
- bì
- Traditional
- 閉
- Strokes
- 6
- Frequency
- 17986 of 2500
塞
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to plug; to stop up; to stuff in, (bound form) a stopper; a cork
- Pinyin
- sāi
- Strokes
- 13
- Frequency
- 3512 of 2500
眼
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eye (CL:隻|只[zhi1],雙|双[shuang1]), (often used with 一[yi1]) a look; a glance, small hole, (bound form) salient point, classifier for wells, cave-dwellings etc
- Pinyin
- yǎn
- Strokes
- 11
- Frequency
- 4324 of 2500
睛
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eye; eyeball
- Pinyin
- jīng
- Strokes
- 13
捉
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to clutch, to grab, to capture
- Pinyin
- zhuō
- Strokes
- 10
- Frequency
- 3861 of 2500
麻
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hemp (variant of 麻[ma2])
- Pinyin
- má
- Traditional
- 蔴
- Strokes
- 11
- Frequency
- 14175 of 2500
雀
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a freckle, lentigo
- Pinyin
- qiāo
- Strokes
- 11
- Frequency
- 36723 of 2500