筑 室 道 谋

zhù shì dào móudictionary entry

lit. ask passers-by how to build one's house (idiom) / fig. to have no idea what to do / without a clue

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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:

築室道謀 筑室道谋 [zhu4 shi4 dao4 mou2] /lit. ask passers-by how to build one's house (idiom); fig. to have no idea what to do/without a clue/

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Other forms in these source records: 築室道謀

筑
zhù
five-string lute / Taiwan pr. [zhú] / to build / to construct / to ram / to hit
Zhù
short name for Guiyang 貴陽|贵阳[Guì yáng]
室
shì
room / work unit / grave / scabbard / family or clan / one of the 28 constellations of Chinese astronomy
Shì
surname Shi
道
dào
road / path (CL:條|条[tiáo],股[gǔ]) / (bound form) way / reason / principle / (bound form) a skill / an art / a specialization / (Daoism) the Way / the Dao / to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) / (bound form) to express / to extend (polite words) / classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process / (old) circuit (administrative division)
谋
móu
to plan / to seek / scheme

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