瞎貓碰死耗子

See also: 瞎猫碰死耗子

Chinese

		blind	cat	to touch; to meet with; to bump	to die; impassable; uncrossable to die; impassable; uncrossable; inflexible; rigid	mouse; rat
trad. (瞎貓碰死耗子)		瞎	貓	碰	死	耗子
simp. (瞎猫碰死耗子)		瞎	猫	碰	死	耗子
alternative forms		瞎貓碰上死耗子／瞎猫碰上死耗子瞎貓碰到死耗子／瞎猫碰到死耗子
Literally: “a blind cat catches a dead rat”.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xiāmāo pèng sǐhàozi

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄚㄇㄠㄆㄥˋ ㄙˇ ㄏㄠˋ ˙ㄗ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: xiāmāo pèng sǐhàozi
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄚㄇㄠㄆㄥˋ ㄙˇ ㄏㄠˋ ˙ㄗ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: siamao pèng sǐhhàozi̊h
  - Wade–Giles: hsia¹-mao¹ pʻêng⁴ ssŭ³-hao⁴-tzŭ⁵
  - Yale: syā-māu pèng sž-hàu-dz
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiamhau penq syyhaw.tzy
  - Palladius: сямао пэн сыхаоцзы (sjamao pɛn syxaoczy)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ä⁵⁵ mɑʊ̯⁵⁵ pʰɤŋ⁵¹ sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ xɑʊ̯⁵¹ d͡z̥z̩¹/

Idiom

瞎貓碰死耗子

it is attained by accident

Synonyms

瞎貓碰到死老鼠／瞎猫碰到死老鼠
(Wu) 瞎貓拖死老蟲／瞎猫拖死老虫, 瞎貓撞著死老蟲／瞎猫撞著死老虫

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