if the blind leads the blind , both shall fall into the ditch(máng rén xiā mǎ)

if the blind leads the blind , both shall fall into the ditch

Blind man and blind horse, Chinese idiom, Pinyin is m á NgR é nxi ā m ǎ, meaning blind man riding a blind horse. It is a metaphor for blind action, and the consequences are very dangerous. It comes from Pai Diao, a new account of the world.

Analysis of Idioms

[synonym]: walking on the ice, walking on the thin, walking on the deep

Idiom usage

I can't tell you to rush blindly. The fourteenth chapter of song of youth by Yang Mo

The origin of Idioms

"Blind people ride blind horses and face deep pools in the middle of the night," said Pai Diao, a new account of the world, written by Liu Yiqing in the Southern Song Dynasty

Idiom story

In the Eastern Jin Dynasty, one day, Gu Kaizhi, a writer, visited Yin Zhongkan's house. Huan Xuan, Huan Wen's son, was also there. Gu Kaizhi, Huan Xuan and Yin Zhongkan were all very talented. They often get together to recite poetry, paint, chat and laugh. Once, the three people played a word game, and they got to say something first. Gu Kaizhi said: there is no fire in the plain. This sentence is for the sake of burning up. Huan Xuan said: the coffin is wrapped with white cloth and the crown is erected. In this sentence, people die for their own sake. Yin Zhongkan said: throwing fish into the abyss and releasing birds. This sentence will never be returned. Later, they were asked to say dangerous words. Huan Xuan said: the spearhead is rice, the sword head is cooking. This sentence means to cook rice with spears and sharp swords. Yin Zhongkan said: a hundred year old man climbs a dead branch. It means that an old man over 100 years old is hanging on a branch of withered ginger. Gu Kaizhi said: Well pulley lying baby. The windlass on the well rolls easily, and it is very dangerous for the baby to lie on it. Just as everyone was talking happily, Yin Zhongkan joined the army and said: the blind man riding a blind horse is near the deep pool in the middle of the night. Blind people, riding a blind horse, go to the deep water pond in the middle of the night, which is of course the most dangerous thing. Yin Zhongkan, who had a bad eye, was very unhappy and said, "aggressive!"

Chinese PinYin : máng rén xiā mǎ