问道于盲 — Chinese idiom
问道于盲
wèn dào yú máng
Traditional: 問道於盲
Meaning
- lit. to ask a blind man the way
- fig. to seek advice from an incompetent
Character by character
- 问wènto ask about, to inquire after
- 道dàomethod, way; path, road
- 于yúat, in, on; to, from; alas!
- 盲mángblind; shortsighted; unperceptive
Idioms sharing a character
- 不闻不问 bù wén bù wèn
- 入境问俗 rù jìng wèn sú
- 刨根问底 páo gēn wèn dǐ
- 问客杀鸡 wèn kè shā jī
- 问寒问暖 wèn hán wèn nuǎn
- 问心无愧 wèn xīn wú kuì
- 问鼎中原 wèn dǐng Zhōng yuán
- 问鼎轻重 wèn dǐng qīng zhòng
- 嘘寒问暖 xū hán wèn nuǎn
- 寻根问底 xún gēn wèn dǐ
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