盲目

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Chinese

blind
 
eye; item; section
eye; item; section; list; catalogue; table of contents; (taxonomy) order; goal; name; title
trad. (盲目)
simp. #(盲目)

Pronunciation


Adjective

盲目

  1. blind (unable to see)
  2. (figurative) blind; ignorant; lacking understanding
    自信優點不能盲目自信 [MSC, trad.]
    自信优点不能盲目自信 [MSC, simp.]
    Zìxìn shì yōudiǎn, dàn bùnéng mángmù zìxìn.
    Self-confidence is an advantage, but not blind self-confidence.
    不能盲目跟從別人自己風格 [MSC, trad.]
    不能盲目跟从别人自己风格 [MSC, simp.]
    Bùnéng mángmù de gēncóng biérén, yào yǒu zìjǐ de fēnggé.
    Don't follow others blindly, you should have your own style.

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
もう
Grade: S
もく
Grade: 1
on’yomi

Etymology

/maumoku//mɔːmoku//moːmoku/

From Middle Chinese compound 盲目 (mæng mjuwk, literally blind + eye). Compare modern Cantonese reading maang4 muk6.

Pronunciation

Adjective

(もう)(もく) (mōmokuまうもく (maumoku)?

  1. blind
    (こい)盲目(もうもく)盲目(もうもく)愛情(あいじょう)
    koi wa mōmoku, mōmoku na aijō
    love is blind, blind love
    正義(せいぎ)盲目(もうもく)
    seigi wa mōmoku
    justice is blind

Usage notes

Also used with the particle (no), as a noun modifying another noun.

  • 盲目(もうもく)法師(ほうし)
    mōmoku no hōshi
    a blind monk

The adjective form with (na) is used to describe mental or emotional blindness, while the noun form can be used attributively with (no) to describe physical blindness.

Inflection

Noun

(もう)(もく) (mōmokuまうもく (maumoku)?

  1. blindness

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References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
  • Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN