gǔ

瞽

Character · Adjective

blind; ignorant

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Meanings

2 senses · 4 examples
1.

adjective

blind; visually impaired

archaic

An archaic/literary term for blindness, specifically referring to a blind person.

Gǔ古
shí时
yuè乐
shī师
cháng常
yóu由
gǔ瞽
zhě者
dān担
rèn任
 。

In ancient times, musicians were often blind people.

Mù目
máng盲
zhě者
wèi谓
zhī之
gǔ瞽
 。

A blind person is called 'gǔ'.

2.

adjective

lacking discernment; ignorant; unreasonable

archaic

Used figuratively to describe someone who cannot judge correctly or lacks understanding, leading to baseless talk.

Cǐ此
nǎi乃
gǔ瞽
shuō说
 ，
bù不
zú足
wéi为
xìn信
 。

This is just ignorant talk and not worthy of belief.

Bù不
tīng听
quàn劝
gào告
 ，
shí实
wéi为
gǔ瞽
xíng行
 。

Not listening to advice is truly an act of ignorance.