盲目

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Chinese

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

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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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. [Pinyin]
    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. [Pinyin]
    Don't follow others blindly, you should have your own style.

Derived terms

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Japanese

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

Etymology

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/maumoku//mɔːmoku//moːmoku/

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

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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(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

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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

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Noun

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(もう)(もく) (mōmokuまうもく (maumoku)?

  1. blindness

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: 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), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
  • Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN