拿着磨盘当月亮，认不清高低轻重拿著磨盤當月亮，認不清高低輕重拿着磨盤當月亮，認不清高低輕重

taking a millstone for the moon: can't tell high from low, light from heavy

Saying俗语俗語

Two-part saying歇后语歇後語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: Mocks someone who is rash and has no sense of proportion or limits.

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Simplified: 拿着磨盘当月亮，认不清高低轻重
Traditional (Taiwan): 拿著磨盤當月亮，認不清高低輕重
Traditional (Hong Kong): 拿着磨盤當月亮，認不清高低輕重
Pinyin: názhe mòpán dàng yuèliang, rèn bù qīng gāodī qīngzhòng
Pinyin (Taiwan): názhe mòpán dāng yuèliang, rèn bù qīng gāodī qīngzhòng
Bopomofo: ㄋㄚˊ ˙ㄓㄜㄇㄛˋ ㄆㄢˊ ㄉㄤㄩㄝˋ ˙ㄌㄧㄤ，ㄖㄣˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄑㄧㄥㄍㄠㄉㄧㄑㄧㄥㄓㄨㄥˋ

Written with HSK 6 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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