扫盲
扫盲掃盲 sǎo máng ㄙㄠˇ ㄇㄤˊ sou3 maang4
- to wipe out illiteracy
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More words with these characters
扫
- 打扫打掃 dǎ sǎo ㄉㄚˇ ㄙㄠˇ daa2 sou3 to clean
- 扫墓掃墓 sǎo mù ㄙㄠˇ ㄇㄨˋ sou3 mou6 to sweep a grave (and pay one's respects to the dead person)
- 扫描掃描 sǎo miáo ㄙㄠˇ ㄇㄧㄠˊ sou3 miu4 to scan
- 扫兴掃興 sǎo xìng ㄙㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄥˋ sou3 hing3 to spoil things; to dampen spirits
- 扫除掃除 sǎo chú ㄙㄠˇ ㄔㄨˊ sou3 ceoi4 to clean; to clean up
- 清扫清掃 qīng sǎo ㄑㄧㄥ ㄙㄠˇ cing1 sou3 to tidy up
盲
- 文盲 wén máng ㄨㄣˊ ㄇㄤˊ man4 maang4 illiterate
- 盲人 máng rén ㄇㄤˊ ㄖㄣˊ maang4 jan4 blind person
- 盲从盲從 máng cóng ㄇㄤˊ ㄘㄨㄥˊ maang4 cung4 to follow blindly
- 盲目 máng mù ㄇㄤˊ ㄇㄨˋ maang4 muk6 (fig.) (of one's actions) blind; unthinking
- 单盲單盲 dān máng ㄉㄢ ㄇㄤˊ daan1 maang4 single-blind (scientific experiment)
- 夜盲 yè máng ㄧㄝˋ ㄇㄤˊ je6 maang4 night blindness
Idioms with these characters
- 扫除天下掃除天下 sǎo chú tiān xià ㄙㄠˇ ㄔㄨˊ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄒㄧㄚˋ sou3 ceoi4 tin1 haa6 (idiom) to re-establish order throughout the empire
- 颜面扫地顏面掃地 yán miàn sǎo dì ㄧㄢˊ ㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄙㄠˇ ㄉㄧˋ ngaan4 min6 sou3 dei6 lit. for one's face to reach rock bottom
- 一扫而空一掃而空 yī sǎo ér kōng ㄧ ㄙㄠˇ ㄦˊ ㄎㄨㄥ jat1 sou3 ji4 hung1 (idiom) to make a clean sweep of; to clean out
- 盲人摸象 máng rén mō xiàng ㄇㄤˊ ㄖㄣˊ ㄇㄛ ㄒㄧㄤˋ maang4 jan4 mo2 zoeng6 blind people touch an elephant (idiom, from Nirvana sutra 大般涅槃經|大般涅盘经[da4 ban1 Nie4 pan2 jing1]); fig. unable to see the big picture
- 问道于盲問道於盲 wèn dào yú máng ㄨㄣˋ ㄉㄠˋ ㄩˊ ㄇㄤˊ man6 dou6 jyu1 maang4 lit. to ask a blind man the way (idiom)
- 众盲摸象眾盲摸象 zhòng máng mō xiàng ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄇㄤˊ ㄇㄛ ㄒㄧㄤˋ zung3 maang4 mo2 zoeng6 multitude of blind people touch an elephant (idiom, from Nirvana sutra 大般涅槃經|大般涅盘经[da4 ban1 Nie4 pan2 jing1]); fig. unable to see the big picture