ask the blind the way

ask the blind the way

It is a Chinese idiom. Pinyin is w è nd à oy ú m á ng, which means asking the blind for directions. It means asking someone who doesn't know anything for advice and doesn't solve problems. From answer to Chen Sheng.

The origin of Idioms

In answer to Chen Sheng Shu, Han Yu of Tang Dynasty said, "it's not for the person to seek the skill of quick transformation, but to visit Yu. It's the so-called" seeking truth from the deaf and seeking truth from the blind. "

Idiom usage

It is used as predicate and attributive, with derogatory meaning and also as self modesty. Example: he traveled north and south, inheriting the advantages of his friends and asking questions blindly. (Gu Yanwu's book on learning with friends in Qing Dynasty) song Chenliang's book on Wu Shen and Emperor Xiaozong in Song Dynasty: "scholars think that those who are not easy to defend Changhuai are blind."

Analysis of Idioms

Seeking fish from trees, seeking truth from blindness