两 眼 一 摸 黑

liǎng yǎn yī mō hēidictionary entry

(of sb in an unfamiliar situation) helpless and disoriented

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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

兩眼一摸黑两眼一摸黑 [liang3 yan3 yi1 mo1 hei1] /(of sb in an unfamiliar situation) helpless and disoriented/

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Other forms in these source records: 兩眼一摸黑

两
liǎng
two / both / some / a few / tael, unit of weight equal to 50 grams (modern) or 1⁄16 of a catty 斤[jīn] (old)
眼
yǎn
eye (CL:隻|只[zhī],雙|双[shuāng]) / (often used with 一[yī]) a look / a glance / small hole / (bound form) salient point / classifier for wells, cave-dwellings etc
一
yī
one / single / a (article) / as soon as / entire / whole / all / throughout / "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) / also pr. [yāo] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
摸
mō
to feel with the hand / to touch / to stroke / to grope / to steal / to abstract
mó
See the full entry for source details.
黑
hēi
black / dark / sinister / secret / shady / illegal / to hide (sth) away / to vilify / (loanword) to hack (computing)
Hēi
short name for Heilongjiang 黑龍江|黑龙江[Hēi lóng jiāng]

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