瞎子打灯笼,照亮别人瞎子打燈籠,照亮別人瞎子打燈籠,照亮別人

a blind man carrying a lantern: lighting the way for others

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 works only for others and not for themselves. Mildly approving or wry.

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Simplified: 瞎子打灯笼,照亮别人
Traditional (Taiwan): 瞎子打燈籠,照亮別人
Pinyin: xiāzi dǎdēnglóng,zhàoliàng biéren
Bopomofo: ㄒㄧㄚ ˙ㄗㄉㄚˇ ㄉㄥㄌㄨㄥˊ,ㄓㄠˋ ㄌㄧㄤˋ ㄅㄧㄝˊ ˙ㄖㄣ

Written with HSK 3 vocabulary, at CEFR level A2.

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