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 大般涅槃經 dà bān Niè pán jīng ㄉㄚˋ ㄅㄢ ㄋㄧㄝˋ ㄆㄢˊ ㄐㄧㄥ ); fig. unable to see the big picture
- to mistake the part for the whole
- unable to see the wood for the trees
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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)
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- 夜盲 yè máng ㄧㄝˋ ㄇㄤˊ je6 maang4 night blindness
- 扫盲 掃盲 sǎo máng ㄙㄠˇ ㄇㄤˊ sou3 maang4 to wipe out illiteracy
- 法盲 fǎ máng ㄈㄚˇ ㄇㄤˊ faat3 maang4 person who has no understanding of legal matters
- 目盲 mù máng ㄇㄨˋ ㄇㄤˊ muk6 maang4 blind
- 盲区 盲區 máng qū ㄇㄤˊ ㄑㄩ maang4 keoi1 blind spot
- 盲友 máng yǒu ㄇㄤˊ ㄧㄡˇ maang4 jau5 blind person; visually-impaired person
- 盲品 máng pǐn ㄇㄤˊ ㄆㄧㄣˇ maang4 ban2 blind taste testing
- 盲囊 máng náng ㄇㄤˊ ㄋㄤˊ maang4 nong4 cecum (anatomy)
- 盲孔 máng kǒng ㄇㄤˊ ㄎㄨㄥˇ maang4 hung2 (electronics) blind via
- 盲字 máng zì ㄇㄤˊ ㄗˋ maang4 zi6 braille
- 盲打 máng dǎ ㄇㄤˊ ㄉㄚˇ maang4 daa2 to touch-type
- 盲文 máng wén ㄇㄤˊ ㄨㄣˊ maang4 man4 braille
- 盲杖 máng zhàng ㄇㄤˊ ㄓㄤˋ maang4 zoeng6 white cane (used by the blind)
- 盲法 máng fǎ ㄇㄤˊ ㄈㄚˇ maang4 faat3 blinding
- 盲流 máng liú ㄇㄤˊ ㄌㄧㄡˊ maang4 lau4 (PRC) flow of people from the countryside into the cities
人
- 丢人 丟人 diū rén ㄉㄧㄡ ㄖㄣˊ diu1 jan4 to lose face
- 主人 zhǔ rén ㄓㄨˇ ㄖㄣˊ zyu2 jan4 master
- 人事 rén shì ㄖㄣˊ ㄕˋ jan4 si6 personnel
- 人人 rén rén ㄖㄣˊ ㄖㄣˊ jan4 jan4 everyone
- 人们 人們 rén men ㄖㄣˊ ˙ㄇㄣ jan4 mun4 people
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- 人力 rén lì ㄖㄣˊ ㄌㄧˋ jan4 lik6 manpower
- 人口 rén kǒu ㄖㄣˊ ㄎㄡˇ jan4 hau2 population
- 人品 rén pǐn ㄖㄣˊ ㄆㄧㄣˇ jan4 ban2 character; moral strength; integrity
- 人员 人員 rén yuán ㄖㄣˊ ㄩㄢˊ jan4 jyun4 staff
- 人均 rén jūn ㄖㄣˊ ㄐㄩㄣ jan4 gwan1 per capita; averaged per person
- 人士 rén shì ㄖㄣˊ ㄕˋ jan4 si6 person
- 人家 rén jiā ㄖㄣˊ ㄐㄧㄚ jan4 gaa1 household
- 人家 rén jia ㄖㄣˊ ˙ㄐㄧㄚ jan4 gaa1 other people
- 人工 rén gōng ㄖㄣˊ ㄍㄨㄥ jan4 gung1 artificial
- 人心 rén xīn ㄖㄣˊ ㄒㄧㄣ jan4 sam1 popular feeling
- 人性 rén xìng ㄖㄣˊ ㄒㄧㄥˋ jan4 sing3 human nature
- 人情 rén qíng ㄖㄣˊ ㄑㄧㄥˊ jan4 cing4 human emotions
- 人手 rén shǒu ㄖㄣˊ ㄕㄡˇ jan4 sau2 manpower
- 人才 rén cái ㄖㄣˊ ㄘㄞˊ jan4 coi4 talent
- 人数 人數 rén shù ㄖㄣˊ ㄕㄨˋ jan4 sou3 number of people
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
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- 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
- 摸象 mō xiàng ㄇㄛ ㄒㄧㄤˋ mo2 zoeng6 to touch an elephant (of proverbial blind people)
- 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
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)