瞎子逮蝈蝈儿,先听听音儿瞎子逮蟈蟈兒,先聽聽音兒瞎子逮蟈蟈兒,先聽聽音兒

a blind man catching a katydid: first listen for the sound

Saying俗语俗語

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

May offend: mocks disability

Meaning: Don't rush in; first find out what is happening.
Wordplay: 音 (yīn) means a sound, and also news or signs of what is going on.

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Simplified: 瞎子逮蝈蝈儿,先听听音儿
Traditional (Taiwan): 瞎子逮蟈蟈兒,先聽聽音兒
Pinyin: xiāzi dǎi guōguor,xiān tīngtīng yīn ér
Bopomofo: ㄒㄧㄚ ˙ㄗㄉㄞˇ ㄍㄨㄛ ˙ㄍㄨㄛㄦ,ㄒㄧㄢㄊㄧㄥㄊㄧㄥㄧㄣㄦˊ

Written with HSK 7-9 vocabulary, at CEFR level C1.

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