maang4 jan4 hat6 maa5盲人瞎馬盲人瞎马

Jyutpingmaang4 jan4 hat6 maa5

Yalemàahng yàhn haht máh

Definition

To rush headlong into disaster; a blind man on a blind horse.

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How it's used

This idiom describes a situation where someone acts recklessly without understanding the risks involved. It carries a strong sense of impending doom or inevitable failure due to a lack of foresight. While it is a formal idiom, it is frequently used in spoken Cantonese to criticize someone's impulsive decisions.

Examples

nei5你gam3咁joeng2樣zou6做saang1生ji3意，gaan2簡zik6直hai6係maang4盲jan4人hat6瞎maa5馬aa4呀。

Running your business like this is simply rushing headlong into disaster.

keoi5佢dei6哋maang4盲jan4人hat6瞎maa5馬gam3咁cung1衝jap6入heoi3去，hou2好ngai4危him2險㗎。

They are rushing headlong into disaster by charging in like that, it is very dangerous.

Common phrases

gaan2簡zik6直hai6係maang4盲jan4人hat6瞎maa5馬

simply rushing headlong into disaster

Common mistake

Learners often mistake this for a literal description of a blind person, but it is strictly used metaphorically to describe dangerous, blind decision making.