摸象 mō xiàng ㄇㄛ ㄒㄧㄤˋ mo2 zoeng6
- to touch an elephant (of proverbial blind people)
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摸
- 摸索 mō suo ㄇㄛ ˙ㄙㄨㄛ mo2 saak3 to feel about
- 抚摸 撫摸 fǔ mō ㄈㄨˇ ㄇㄛ fu2 mo2 to gently caress and stroke
- 触摸 觸摸 chù mō ㄔㄨˋ ㄇㄛ zuk1 mo2 to touch
- 估摸 gū mo ㄍㄨ ˙ㄇㄛ gu2 mo2 to reckon
- 偷摸 tōu mō ㄊㄡ ㄇㄛ tau1 mo2 surreptitious; sneaky
Show 15 more words with 摸
- 咂摸 zā mo ㄗㄚ ˙ㄇㄛ zaap3 mo2 (dialect) to savor
- 学摸 學摸 xué mo ㄒㄩㄝˊ ˙ㄇㄛ hok6 mo2 variant of 踅摸
- 寻摸 尋摸 xún mo ㄒㄩㄣˊ ˙ㄇㄛ cam4 mo2 to look for
- 捉摸 zhuō mō ㄓㄨㄛ ㄇㄛ zuk1 mo2 to fathom
- 探摸 tàn mō ㄊㄢˋ ㄇㄛ taam3 mo2 to feel for sth
- 摸吧 mō bā ㄇㄛ ㄅㄚ mo2 baa1 touch bar (hostess bar that allows physical contact)
- 摸底 mō dǐ ㄇㄛ ㄉㄧˇ mo2 dai2 to have a clear view (of a situation)
- 摸彩 mō cǎi ㄇㄛ ㄘㄞˇ mo2 coi2 to draw lots
- 摸排 mō pái ㄇㄛ ㄆㄞˊ mo2 paai4 thorough search
- 摸清 mō qīng ㄇㄛ ㄑㄧㄥ mo2 cing1 to suss out; to figure out; to ascertain
- 摸牌 mō pái ㄇㄛ ㄆㄞˊ mo2 paai2 to draw a tile (at mahjong)
- 摸脉 摸脈 mō mài ㄇㄛ ㄇㄞˋ mo2 mak6 to feel sb's pulse
- 摸鱼 摸魚 mō yú ㄇㄛ ㄩˊ mo2 jyu2 to catch fish
- 摸黑 mō hēi ㄇㄛ ㄏㄟ mo2 hak1 to grope about in the dark
- 约摸 約摸 yuē mo ㄩㄝ ˙ㄇㄛ joek3 mok2 variant of 约莫
象
- 假象 jiǎ xiàng ㄐㄧㄚˇ ㄒㄧㄤˋ gaa2 zoeng6 false appearance
- 印象 yìn xiàng ㄧㄣˋ ㄒㄧㄤˋ jan3 zoeng6 impression (sth that stays in one's mind)
- 大象 dà xiàng ㄉㄚˋ ㄒㄧㄤˋ daai6 zoeng6 elephant
- 对象 對象 duì xiàng ㄉㄨㄟˋ ㄒㄧㄤˋ deoi3 zoeng6 target; object
- 幻象 huàn xiàng ㄏㄨㄢˋ ㄒㄧㄤˋ waan6 zoeng6 illusion
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- 形象 xíng xiàng ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄤˋ jing4 zoeng6 image
- 想象 xiǎng xiàng ㄒㄧㄤˇ ㄒㄧㄤˋ soeng2 zoeng6 to imagine; to envision
- 抽象 chōu xiàng ㄔㄡ ㄒㄧㄤˋ cau1 zoeng6 abstract
- 景象 jǐng xiàng ㄐㄧㄥˇ ㄒㄧㄤˋ ging2 zoeng6 scene
- 气象 氣象 qì xiàng ㄑㄧˋ ㄒㄧㄤˋ hei3 zoeng6 meteorological condition; weather
- 现象 現象 xiàn xiàng ㄒㄧㄢˋ ㄒㄧㄤˋ jin6 zoeng6 phenomenon
- 象征 象徵 xiàng zhēng ㄒㄧㄤˋ ㄓㄥ zoeng6 zing1 symbol; emblem
- 迹象 跡象 jì xiàng ㄐㄧˋ ㄒㄧㄤˋ zik1 zoeng6 sign; indication; mark; indicator
- 乱象 亂象 luàn xiàng ㄌㄨㄢˋ ㄒㄧㄤˋ lyun6 zoeng6 disorderly situation; chaotic state of affairs
- 具象 jù xiàng ㄐㄩˋ ㄒㄧㄤˋ geoi6 zoeng6 tangible image
- 唯象 wéi xiàng ㄨㄟˊ ㄒㄧㄤˋ wai4 zoeng6 phenomenological
- 四象 sì xiàng ㄙˋ ㄒㄧㄤˋ sei3 zoeng6 four divisions (of the twenty-eight constellations 二十八宿 of the sky into groups of seven mansions), namely: Azure Dragon 青龙, White Tiger 白虎, Vermilion Bird 朱雀, Black Tortoise 玄武
- 图象 圖象 tú xiàng ㄊㄨˊ ㄒㄧㄤˋ tou4 zoeng6 variant of 图像
- 天象 tiān xiàng ㄊㄧㄢ ㄒㄧㄤˋ tin1 zoeng6 meteorological or astronomical phenomenon (e.g. rainbow or eclipse)
- 好象 hǎo xiàng ㄏㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄤˋ hou2 zoeng6 to seem; to be like (variant of 好像)
Idioms with these characters
- 鬼摸脑壳 鬼摸腦殼 guǐ mō nǎo ké ㄍㄨㄟˇ ㄇㄛ ㄋㄠˇ ㄎㄜˊ gwai2 mo2 nou5 hok3 (idiom) muddled; momentarily confused
- 合眼摸象 hé yǎn mō xiàng ㄏㄜˊ ㄧㄢˇ ㄇㄛ ㄒㄧㄤˋ hap6 ngaan5 mo2 zoeng6 to touch an elephant with closed eyes (idiom); to proceed blindly
- 浑水摸鱼 渾水摸魚 hún shuǐ mō yú ㄏㄨㄣˊ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄇㄛ ㄩˊ wan4 seoi2 mo2 jyu4 to fish in troubled water (idiom); to take advantage of a crisis for personal gain
Show 7 more idioms with 摸
- 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 大般涅盘经); fig. unable to see the big picture
- 摸金校尉 mō jīn xiào wèi ㄇㄛ ㄐㄧㄣ ㄒㄧㄠˋ ㄨㄟˋ mo2 gam1 gaau3 wai3 (idiom) military title said to have existed in the Han dynasty, allegedly granted to officials tasked with retrieving gold from tombs to fund military campaigns; (in popular fiction) tomb raider
- 偷鸡摸狗 偷雞摸狗 tōu jī mō gǒu ㄊㄡ ㄐㄧ ㄇㄛ ㄍㄡˇ tau1 gai1 mo2 gau2 to imitate the dog and steal chicken (idiom)
- 偷偷摸摸 tōu tōu mō mō ㄊㄡ ㄊㄡ ㄇㄛ ㄇㄛ tau1 tau1 mo1 mo1 (idiom) surreptitious; sneaky
- 瞎子摸象 xiā zi mō xiàng ㄒㄧㄚ ˙ㄗ ㄇㄛ ㄒㄧㄤˋ hat6 zi2 mo2 zoeng6 blind people touch an elephant (idiom, from Nirvana sutra 大般涅盘经); fig. unable to see the big picture
- 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 大般涅盘经); fig. unable to see the big picture
- 捉摸不定 zhuō mō bù dìng ㄓㄨㄛ ㄇㄛ ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄧㄥˋ zuk1 mo2 bat1 ding6 (idiom) unpredictable; elusive; hard to pin down