illiterate person; blind to literacy
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
illiterate person; someone who cannot read (metaphorically blind despite having eyes)
Metaphorical expression comparing illiterate people to blind people who have eyes but cannot see. Often carries a connotation of pity or criticism regarding lack of education. The shortened form 睁眼瞎 is also commonly used.
Tā他
cóng从
xiǎo小
méi没
shàng上
guò过
xué学
，
shì是
gè个
zhēng睁
yǎn眼
xiā瞎
zi子
，
lián连
zì自
jǐ己
de的
míng名
zi字
dōu都
bù不
huì会
xiě写
。
He never attended school as a child and is completely illiterate, unable to even write his own name.
Zài在
nóng农
cūn村
，
guò过
qù去
yǒu有
hěn很
duō多
zhēng睁
yǎn眼
xiā瞎
zi子
，
xiàn现
zài在
yì义
wù务
jiào教
yù育
pǔ普
jí及
le了
，
zhè这
zhǒng种
qíng情
kuàng况
hěn很
shǎo少
le了
。
In rural areas, there used to be many illiterate people, but now with the popularization of compulsory education, this situation is rare.
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Rú如
guǒ果
bù不
shí识
zì字
，
zài在
zhè这
gè个
shè社
huì会
shàng上
jiù就
xiàng像
gè个
zhēng睁
yǎn眼
xiā瞎
zi子
yī一
yàng样
，
chù处
chù处
pèng碰
bì壁
。
If you cannot read, you are like a blind person in this society, running into obstacles everywhere.
Tā他
suī虽
rán然
shì是
dà大
xué学
jiào教
shòu授
，
dàn但
zài在
jì计
suàn算
jī机
fāng方
miàn面
què却
shì是
gè个
zhēng睁
yǎn眼
xiā瞎
。
Although he is a university professor, he is completely ignorant when it comes to computers.