盲 (maang4) — blind; unable to see in Cantonese
maangˎ₄盲Mandarin Pinyin: mang2
Meaning of 盲
nounblind; unable to see
nounilliterate; one who lacks knowledge
Example Sentences with 盲
雖然你老公喺出便嫖賭飲吹，但至少佢識賺錢返嚟養家，你咪冇眼屎乾淨盲囉
Despite all the vices outside, your husband brings home money to support the family, you should just pretend you don't know and choose to be happy.
屋企咁黑猛猛，我好似盲咗噉睇唔到嘢
The house is so dark it's like I'm blind.
keoiˏ₅佢houˊ²好ciˏ₅似maangˎ₄盲gungˉ¹公zukˉ¹竹
He's like a blind man's stick (clueless).
neiˏ₅你haiˍ₆係maangˎ₄盲gungˉ¹公zukˉ¹竹?
Are you a blind man's stick (useless)?
dong˗₃當ngoˏ₅我maangˎ₄盲gungˉ¹公zukˉ¹竹
Treat me like a blind man's stick (useless tool).
Words Containing 盲
音盲jam1 maang4
tone deaf (poorly distinguishes differences in pitch)
盲公話maang4 gung1 waa2
"blind man's speech" transforms one spoken syllable into two. It is a "Cantonese Pig-Latin" which can be used by children, was used to speak secretly during the Cultural Revolution, etc.
眼盲ngaan5 maang4
blind, blindness
盲腸炎maang4 coeng2 jim4
闌尾炎
盲公餅maang4 gung1 beng2
Foshan Manggong Cake (lit., "blind man's biscuit") is a biscuit made of ground nuts and sesame seeds, first created in 1800 by a blind fortune teller
盲點maang4 dim2
blind spot
盲文maang4 man4
braille
盲從maang4 cung4
blindly follow; blindly obey
盲婚啞嫁maang4 fan1 aa2 gaa3
marriage is arranged by go-between
導盲犬dou6 maang4 hyun2
guide dog
冇眼屎乾淨盲mou5 ngaan5 si2 gon1 zeng6 maang4
out of sight, out of mind; better to be ignorant than to know the upsetting truth; to get rid of something or get out of a situation quickly to minimise loss
盲年maang4 nin4
Blind year, a year without Lichun (start of spring, when the sun is exactly at the celestial longitude of 315°), considered an unlucky year for marriage
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