瞎貓碰到死老鼠

Chinese

blind cat to touch; to meet with; to bump
to (a place); until (a time); up to
to (a place); until (a time); up to; to go; to arrive
 
to die; impassable; uncrossable
to die; impassable; uncrossable; inflexible; rigid
 
 mouse and rat in general; cunning, deceitful person
trad. (瞎貓碰到死老鼠) 瞎 貓 碰 到 死 老鼠
simp. (瞎猫碰到死老鼠) 瞎 猫 碰 到 死 老鼠
Literally: “a blind cat catches a dead rat”.

Pronunciation

  • Mandarin
    (Pinyin): xiāmāo pèng dào sǐlǎoshǔ
    (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄚ ㄇㄠ ㄆㄥˋ ㄉㄠˋ ㄙˇ ㄌㄠˇ ㄕㄨˇ
  • Mandarin
    • (Standard Chinese)+
      • Hanyu Pinyin: xiāmāo pèng dào sǐlǎoshǔ [Phonetic: xiāmāopèngdàosíláoshǔ]
      • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄚ ㄇㄠ ㄆㄥˋ ㄉㄠˋ ㄙˇ ㄌㄠˇ ㄕㄨˇ
      • Tongyong Pinyin: siamao pèng dào sǐhlǎoshǔ
      • Wade–Giles: hsia1-mao1 pʻêng4 tao4 ssŭ3-lao3-shu3
      • Yale: syā-māu pèng dàu sž-lǎu-shǔ
      • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiamhau penq daw syylaoshuu
      • Palladius: сямао пэн дао сылаошу (sjamao pɛn dao sylaošu)
      • Sinological IPA (key): /ɕi̯ä⁵⁵ mɑʊ̯⁵⁵ pʰɤŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ tɑʊ̯⁵¹ sz̩²¹⁴⁻³⁵ lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʂu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Idiom

瞎貓碰到死老鼠

  1. sheer luck; blind coincidence (in attaining something good)

Synonyms

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