瞎子 (xiāzi): blind person

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一个瞎子 gè

Xiāzi mō xiàng de gùshi nǐ tīngguò ma?

Have you heard the story of the blind men and the elephant?

Tā suīrán shì gè xiāzi, dàn ěrduo tèbié líng.

Although he's blind, his hearing is exceptionally sharp.

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瞎子 can sound blunt or impolite. In formal or sensitive contexts, use 盲人 (mángrén) or 视障人士 (shìzhàng rénshì) instead.

culture

The idiom 瞎子摸象 (xiāzi mō xiàng, 'blind men feeling an elephant') describes people who only understand part of a situation and draw wrong conclusions.

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