瞎子扑蝗虫,有也抓不住 瞎子撲蝗蟲,有也抓不住 瞎子撲蝗蟲,有也抓不住

a blind man grabbing at locusts: even if they're there, he can't catch them

Saying俗语俗語

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

May offend: mocks disability

Meaning
Said of someone who doesn't know the situation and can't get anything done.
Simplified
瞎子扑蝗虫,有也抓不住
Traditional (Taiwan)
瞎子撲蝗蟲,有也抓不住
Pinyin
xiāzi pū huángchóng,yǒu yě zhuā búzhù
Bopomofo
ㄒㄧㄚ ˙ㄗ ㄆㄨ ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄔㄨㄥˊ,ㄧㄡˇ ㄧㄝˇ ㄓㄨㄚ ㄅㄨˊ ㄓㄨˋ

Written with HSK 6 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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