眼瞎耳聋
yǎn xiā ěr lóng
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1 to be deaf and blind (idiom)
睁眼说瞎话
zhēng yǎn shuō xiā huà
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1 to lie through one's teeth (idiom)
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2 to talk drivel
睁着眼睛说瞎话
zhēng zhe yǎn jīng shuō xiā huà
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1 to lie through one's teeth (idiom)
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2 to talk drivel
瞎子摸象
xiā zi mō xiàng
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1 blind people touch an elephant (idiom, from Nirvana sutra 大般涅槃經|大般涅盘经[dà bān Niè pán jīng]); fig. unable to see the big picture
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2 to mistake the part for the whole
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3 unable to see the wood for the trees
瞎猫碰上死耗子
xiā māo pèng shàng sǐ hào zi
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1 a blind cat finds a dead mouse (idiom)
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2 blind luck
老天爷饿不死瞎家雀
lǎo tiān yé è bù sǐ xiā jiā què
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1 lit. heaven won't let the sparrows go hungry (idiom)
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2 fig. don't give up hope
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3 if you tough it out, there will be light at the end of the tunnel