两个瞎子。新市有个齐国的瞎子,性情急躁,在大街上昂头直走,行人不及避开,被他撞着,他便破口大骂:你眼睛瞎了吗。行人见他是个瞎子,也不多计较。又来了一个梁国的瞎子,脾气更加暴躁,在大街上横冲直闯,迎面撞到齐国瞎子,两人一齐摔倒在地。梁国瞎子爬起来就怒声骂道:你眼睛瞎了吗。齐国瞎子也爬起来吼道,你眼睛瞎了吗。两个瞎子在大街当中声嘶力竭,骂成一团。行人围在旁边观看,都觉得十分好笑。大道理:生活中,有些人以己昏昏,使人昭昭,为了掩盖自己的弱点,专门把大道理挂在刀尖上去对付别人。
两个瞎子。
Two blind men.
两个瞎子。
liǎng gě xiā zǐ
Two blind men.
两 (liǎng) two/both/some/a few/tael unit of weight equal to 50 grams
个 (gě) individual/this/that/size/classifier for people or objects
瞎子 (xiā zǐ) blind person
瞎 (xiā) blind/groundlessly/foolishly/to no purpose
子 (zǐ) son/child/seed/egg/small thing/1st earthly branch: 11
新市有个齐国的瞎子,性情急躁,在大街上昂头直走,行人不及避开,被他撞着,他便破口大骂:你眼睛瞎了吗。
There was a blind man from the state of Qi in Xincheng who was so impatient that he walked straight down the street with his head held high, and when pedestrians failed to avoid him and were bumped into by him, he cursed, "Are you blind?
新市有个齐国的瞎子,
xīn shì yǒu gě qí guó de xiā zǐ
There is a blind man from Qi in Xincheng.
新市 (xīn shì) Hsinshih township in Tainan county 台南縣|台南县[Tai2 nan2 xian4]
新 (xīn) new/newly/meso- (chemistry)
市 (shì) market/city/CL:個|个[ge4]
有 (yǒu) to have/there is/there are/to exist/to be
个 (gě) individual/this/that/size/classifier for people or objects
齐国 (qí guó) Qi state of Western Zhou and the Warring states (1122-265
齐 (qí) neat/even/level with/identical/simultaneous/all together/to
国 (guó) country/nation/state/national/CL:個|个[ge4]
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
瞎子 (xiā zǐ) blind person
瞎 (xiā) blind/groundlessly/foolishly/to no purpose
子 (zǐ) son/child/seed/egg/small thing/1st earthly branch: 11
性情急躁,
xìng qíng jí zào
impatient nature.
性情 (xìng qíng) nature/temperament
性 (xìng) nature/character/property/quality/attribute/sexuality/sex
情 (qíng) feeling/emotion/passion/situation
急躁 (jí zào) irritable/irascible/impetuous
急 (jí) urgent/pressing/rapid/hurried/worried/to make (sb) anxious
躁 (zào) hot-tempered/impatient
在大街上昂头直走,
zài dà jiē shǎng áng tóu zhí zǒu
Walk straight down the street with your head held high.
在 (zài) (located) at/(to be) in/to exist/in the middle of doing sth
大街 (dà jiē) street/main street/CL:條|条[tiao2]
大 (dà) big/huge/large/major/great/wide/deep/older (than)/oldest
街 (jiē) street/CL:條|条[tiao2]
上 (shǎng) see 上聲|上声[shang3 sheng1]/on top/upon/above/upper/previous
昂 (áng) to lift/to raise/to raise one's head/high/high spirits
头 (tóu) head/hair style/the top/end/beginning or end/a stub/remnant
直 (zhí) straight/to straighten/fair and reasonable/frank
走 (zǒu) to walk/to go/to run/to move (of vehicle)/to visit/to leave
行人不及避开,
háng rén bù jí bì kāi
Pedestrians can't avoid it.
行人 (háng rén) pedestrian/traveler on foot/passer-by/official responsible
行 (háng) row/line/commercial firm/line of business/profession/to
人 (rén) man/person/people/CL:個|个[ge4]位[wei4]
不及 (bù jí) to fall short of/not as good as/too late
不 (bù) (negative prefix)/not/no
及 (jí) and/to reach/up to/in time for
避开 (bì kāi) to avoid/to evade/to keep away from
避 (bì) to avoid/to shun/to flee/to escape/to keep away from/to
开 (kāi) to open/to start/to turn on/to boil/to write out (a
被他撞着,
bèi tā zhuàng zhāo
being bumped into by him.
被 (bèi) quilt/by/(indicates passive-voice clauses)/(literary) to
他 (tā) he or him/(used for either sex when the sex is unknown or
撞 (zhuàng) to knock against/to bump into/to run into/to meet by
着 (zhāo) (chess) move/trick/all right!/(dialect) to add/to touch/to
他便破口大骂:
tā biàn pò kǒu dà mà
He then cursed.
他 (tā) he or him/(used for either sex when the sex is unknown or
便 (biàn) plain/informal/suitable/convenient/opportune/to urinate or
破口大骂 (pò kǒu dà mà) to abuse roundly
破 (pò) broken/damaged/worn out/lousy/rotten/to break split or
口 (kǒu) mouth/classifier for things with mouths (people domestic
大 (dà) big/huge/large/major/great/wide/deep/older (than)/oldest
骂 (mà) to scold/to abuse/to curse/CL:通[tong4]頓|顿[dun4]
你眼睛瞎了吗。
nǐ yǎn jīng xiā le má
Are you blind.
你 (nǐ) you (informal as opposed to courteous 您[nin2])
眼睛 (yǎn jīng) eye/CL:隻|只[zhi1]雙|双[shuang1]
眼 (yǎn) eye/small hole/crux (of a matter)/CL:隻|只[zhi1]雙|双[shuang1]
睛 (jīng) eye/eyeball
瞎 (xiā) blind/groundlessly/foolishly/to no purpose
了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
吗 (má) see 嗎啡|吗啡 morphine/(question particle for \yes-no\
行人见他是个瞎子,也不多计较。
Pedestrians see that he is a blind man, and do not care much.
行人见他是个瞎子,
háng rén jiàn tā shì gě xiā zǐ
The pedestrians saw that he was a blind man.
行人 (háng rén) pedestrian/traveler on foot/passer-by/official responsible
行 (háng) row/line/commercial firm/line of business/profession/to
人 (rén) man/person/people/CL:個|个[ge4]位[wei4]
见 (jiàn) to see/to meet/to appear (to be sth)/to interview/to appear
他 (tā) he or him/(used for either sex when the sex is unknown or
是 (shì) is/are/am/yes/to be
个 (gě) individual/this/that/size/classifier for people or objects
瞎子 (xiā zǐ) blind person
瞎 (xiā) blind/groundlessly/foolishly/to no purpose
子 (zǐ) son/child/seed/egg/small thing/1st earthly branch: 11
也不多计较。
yě bù duō jì jiào
And do not count much.
也 (yě) also/too/(in Classical Chinese) final particle implying
不 (bù) (negative prefix)/not/no
多 (duō) many/much/often/a lot of/numerous/more/in excess/how (to
计较 (jì jiào) to bother about/to haggle/to bicker/to argue/plan/stratagem
计 (jì) to calculate/to compute/to count/to regard as important/to
较 (jiào) to compare/to dispute/compared to/(before adj.) relatively
又来了一个梁国的瞎子,脾气更加暴躁,在大街上横冲直闯,迎面撞到齐国瞎子,两人一齐摔倒在地。
There came another blind man from Liang, who was even more irritable and rampaged through the street, bumping head-on into the blind man from Qi, and they both fell to the ground together.
又来了一个梁国的瞎子,
yòu lái le yī gě liáng guó de xiā zǐ
Here comes another blind man from Liang.
又来了 (yòu lái le) Here we go again.
又 (yòu) (once) again/also/both... and.../and yet/(used for
来 (lái) to come/to arrive/to come round/ever since/next
了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
个 (gě) individual/this/that/size/classifier for people or objects
梁 (liáng) roof beam/beam (structure)/bridge
国 (guó) country/nation/state/national/CL:個|个[ge4]
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
瞎子 (xiā zǐ) blind person
瞎 (xiā) blind/groundlessly/foolishly/to no purpose
子 (zǐ) son/child/seed/egg/small thing/1st earthly branch: 11
脾气更加暴躁,
pí qì gēng jiā bào zào
more grumpy and
脾气 (pí qì) character/temperament/disposition/bad temper/CL:個|个[ge4]
脾 (pí) spleen
气 (qì) gas/air/smell/weather/to make angry/to annoy/to get angry
更加 (gēng jiā) more (than sth else)/even more
更 (gēng) to change or replace/to experience/one of the five two-hour
加 (jiā) to add/plus/(used after an adverb such as 不 大 稍 etc and
暴躁 (bào zào) irascible/irritable/violent
暴 (bào) sudden/violent/cruel/to show or expose/to injure
躁 (zào) hot-tempered/impatient
在大街上横冲直闯,
zài dà jiē shǎng héng chōng zhí chuǎng
rampaging through the streets.
在 (zài) (located) at/(to be) in/to exist/in the middle of doing sth
大街 (dà jiē) street/main street/CL:條|条[tiao2]
大 (dà) big/huge/large/major/great/wide/deep/older (than)/oldest
街 (jiē) street/CL:條|条[tiao2]
上 (shǎng) see 上聲|上声[shang3 sheng1]/on top/upon/above/upper/previous
横 (héng) horizontal/across/(horizontal character stroke)/harsh and
冲 (chōng) (of water) to dash against/to mix with water/to infuse/to
直 (zhí) straight/to straighten/fair and reasonable/frank
闯 (chuǎng) to rush/to charge/to dash/to break through/to temper
迎面撞到齐国瞎子,
yíng miàn zhuàng dào qí guó xiā zǐ
hitting the blind man of Qi head-on.
迎面 (yíng miàn) directly/head-on (collision)/in one's face (of wind)
迎 (yíng) to welcome/to meet/to face/to forge ahead (esp. in the face
面 (miàn) face/side/surface/aspect/top/classifier for flat surfaces
撞 (zhuàng) to knock against/to bump into/to run into/to meet by
到齐 (dào qí) to be all present
到 (dào) to (a place)/until (a time)/up to/to go/to arrive/(verb
齐 (qí) neat/even/level with/identical/simultaneous/all together/to
国 (guó) country/nation/state/national/CL:個|个[ge4]
瞎子 (xiā zǐ) blind person
瞎 (xiā) blind/groundlessly/foolishly/to no purpose
子 (zǐ) son/child/seed/egg/small thing/1st earthly branch: 11
两人一齐摔倒在地。
liǎng rén yī qí shuāi dǎo zài de
Both fell to the ground in unison.
两 (liǎng) two/both/some/a few/tael unit of weight equal to 50 grams
人 (rén) man/person/people/CL:個|个[ge4]位[wei4]
一齐 (yī qí) at the same time/simultaneously
一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
齐 (qí) neat/even/level with/identical/simultaneous/all together/to
摔倒 (shuāi dǎo) to fall down/to slip and fall/to throw sb to the ground
摔 (shuāi) to throw down/to fall/to drop and break
倒 (dǎo) to fall/to collapse/to lie horizontally/to overthrow/to
在地 (zài de) local
在 (zài) (located) at/(to be) in/to exist/in the middle of doing sth
地 (de) -ly/structural particle: used before a verb or adjective
梁国瞎子爬起来就怒声骂道:你眼睛瞎了吗。
Liang Guo blind man climbed up and cursed angrily: you are blind.
梁国瞎子爬起来就怒声骂道:
liáng guó xiā zǐ pá qǐ lái jiù nù shēng mà dào
The blind man of Liang climbed up and cursed angrily.
梁 (liáng) roof beam/beam (structure)/bridge
国 (guó) country/nation/state/national/CL:個|个[ge4]
瞎子 (xiā zǐ) blind person
瞎 (xiā) blind/groundlessly/foolishly/to no purpose
子 (zǐ) son/child/seed/egg/small thing/1st earthly branch: 11
爬 (pá) to crawl/to climb/to get up or sit up
起来 (qǐ lái) to stand up/to get up/also pr. [qi3 lai2]/(after a verb)
起 (qǐ) to rise/to raise/to get up/to set out/to start/to appear/to
来 (lái) to come/to arrive/to come round/ever since/next
就 (jiù) at once/right away/only/just (emphasis)/as early as/already
怒 (nù) anger/fury/flourishing/vigorous
声 (shēng) sound/voice/tone/noise/reputation/classifier for sounds
骂 (mà) to scold/to abuse/to curse/CL:通[tong4]頓|顿[dun4]
道 (dào) road/path/CL:條|条[tiao2]股[gu3]/principle/truth/morality
你眼睛瞎了吗。
nǐ yǎn jīng xiā le má
Are you blind.
你 (nǐ) you (informal as opposed to courteous 您[nin2])
眼睛 (yǎn jīng) eye/CL:隻|只[zhi1]雙|双[shuang1]
眼 (yǎn) eye/small hole/crux (of a matter)/CL:隻|只[zhi1]雙|双[shuang1]
睛 (jīng) eye/eyeball
瞎 (xiā) blind/groundlessly/foolishly/to no purpose
了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
吗 (má) see 嗎啡|吗啡 morphine/(question particle for \yes-no\
齐国瞎子也爬起来吼道,你眼睛瞎了吗。
The blind man of Qi also climbed up and roared, Are you blind.
齐国瞎子也爬起来吼道,
qí guó xiā zǐ yě pá qǐ lái hǒu dào
The blind man of Qi also climbed up and roared
齐国 (qí guó) Qi state of Western Zhou and the Warring states (1122-265
齐 (qí) neat/even/level with/identical/simultaneous/all together/to
国 (guó) country/nation/state/national/CL:個|个[ge4]
瞎子 (xiā zǐ) blind person
瞎 (xiā) blind/groundlessly/foolishly/to no purpose
子 (zǐ) son/child/seed/egg/small thing/1st earthly branch: 11
也 (yě) also/too/(in Classical Chinese) final particle implying
爬 (pá) to crawl/to climb/to get up or sit up
起来 (qǐ lái) to stand up/to get up/also pr. [qi3 lai2]/(after a verb)
起 (qǐ) to rise/to raise/to get up/to set out/to start/to appear/to
来 (lái) to come/to arrive/to come round/ever since/next
吼 (hǒu) to roar/to howl/to shriek/roar or howl of an animal/bellow
道 (dào) road/path/CL:條|条[tiao2]股[gu3]/principle/truth/morality
你眼睛瞎了吗。
nǐ yǎn jīng xiā le má
Are you blind.
你 (nǐ) you (informal as opposed to courteous 您[nin2])
眼睛 (yǎn jīng) eye/CL:隻|只[zhi1]雙|双[shuang1]
眼 (yǎn) eye/small hole/crux (of a matter)/CL:隻|只[zhi1]雙|双[shuang1]
睛 (jīng) eye/eyeball
瞎 (xiā) blind/groundlessly/foolishly/to no purpose
了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
吗 (má) see 嗎啡|吗啡 morphine/(question particle for \yes-no\
两个瞎子在大街当中声嘶力竭,骂成一团。
The two blind men were in the middle of the street, cursing at the top of their lungs.
两个瞎子在大街当中声嘶力竭,
liǎng gě xiā zǐ zài dà jiē dāng zhōng shēng sī lì jié
Two blind men were hoarse in the middle of the street.
两 (liǎng) two/both/some/a few/tael unit of weight equal to 50 grams
个 (gě) individual/this/that/size/classifier for people or objects
瞎子 (xiā zǐ) blind person
瞎 (xiā) blind/groundlessly/foolishly/to no purpose
子 (zǐ) son/child/seed/egg/small thing/1st earthly branch: 11
在 (zài) (located) at/(to be) in/to exist/in the middle of doing sth
大街 (dà jiē) street/main street/CL:條|条[tiao2]
大 (dà) big/huge/large/major/great/wide/deep/older (than)/oldest
街 (jiē) street/CL:條|条[tiao2]
当中 (dāng zhōng) among/in the middle/in the center
当 (dāng) (onom.) dong/ding dong (bell)/to be/to act as/manage
中 (zhōng) within/among/in/middle/center/while (doing sth)/during
声嘶力竭 (shēng sī lì jié) to shout oneself hoarse (idiom)
声 (shēng) sound/voice/tone/noise/reputation/classifier for sounds
嘶 (sī) hiss/neigh/Ss! (sound of air sucked between the teeth
力 (lì) power/force/strength/ability/strenuously
竭 (jié) to exhaust
骂成一团。
mà chéng yī tuán
Cursing into a frenzy.
骂 (mà) to scold/to abuse/to curse/CL:通[tong4]頓|顿[dun4]
成 (chéng) to succeed/to finish/to complete/to accomplish/to become/to
一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
团 (tuán) round/lump/ball/to roll into a ball/to gather/regiment
行人围在旁边观看,都觉得十分好笑。
Pedestrians gathered around to watch, all found it very funny.
行人围在旁边观看,
háng rén wéi zài páng biān guān kān
Pedestrians gathered around to watch.
行人 (háng rén) pedestrian/traveler on foot/passer-by/official responsible
行 (háng) row/line/commercial firm/line of business/profession/to
人 (rén) man/person/people/CL:個|个[ge4]位[wei4]
围 (wéi) to encircle/to surround/all around/to wear by wrapping
在旁 (zài páng) alongside/nearby
在 (zài) (located) at/(to be) in/to exist/in the middle of doing sth
旁 (páng) beside/one side/other/side/self/the right-hand side of
边 (biān) side/edge/margin/border/boundary/CL:個|个[ge4]/simultaneously
观看 (guān kān) to watch/to view
观 (guān) to look at/to watch/to observe/to behold/to advise/concept
看 (kān) to look after/to take care of/to watch/to guard/to see/to
都觉得十分好笑。
dōu jiào dé shí fēn hǎo xiào
All find it very funny.
都 (dōu) all/both/entirely/(used for emphasis) even/already/(not) at
觉得 (jiào dé) to think/to feel
觉 (jiào) a nap/a sleep/CL:場|场[chang2]/to feel/to find that/thinking
得 (dé) to obtain/to get/to gain/to catch (a disease)/proper
十分 (shí fēn) very/completely/utterly/extremely/absolutely/hundred
十 (shí) ten/10
分 (fēn) to divide/to separate/to distribute/to allocate/to
好笑 (hǎo xiào) laughable/funny/ridiculous
好 (hǎo) good/well/proper/good to/easy to/very/so/(suffix indicating
笑 (xiào) laugh/smile/CL:個|个[ge4]
大道理:生活中,有些人以己昏昏,使人昭昭,为了掩盖自己的弱点,专门把大道理挂在刀尖上去对付别人。
Great truths: In life, some people make people visible by their own faintness, in order to cover their weaknesses, specializing in the great truths hanging on the tip of the sword to deal with others.
大道理:
dà dào lǐ
Big truth.
大道理 (dà dào lǐ) major principle/general truth/sermon (reproof)/bombastic
大 (dà) big/huge/large/major/great/wide/deep/older (than)/oldest
道 (dào) road/path/CL:條|条[tiao2]股[gu3]/principle/truth/morality
理 (lǐ) texture/grain (of wood)/inner essence/intrinsic order
生活中,
shēng huó zhōng
Life.
生活 (shēng huó) life/activity/to live/livelihood
生 (shēng) to be born/to give birth/life/to grow/raw/uncooked/student
活 (huó) to live/alive/living/work/workmanship
中 (zhōng) within/among/in/middle/center/while (doing sth)/during
有些人以己昏昏,
yǒu xiē rén yǐ jǐ hūn hūn
Some people take their own faintness and
有些人 (yǒu xiē rén) some people
有 (yǒu) to have/there is/there are/to exist/to be
些 (xiē) classifier indicating a small amount or small number
人 (rén) man/person/people/CL:個|个[ge4]位[wei4]
以 (yǐ) abbr. for Israel 以色列[Yi3 se4 lie4]/to use/by means of
己 (jǐ) self/oneself/sixth of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1
昏 (hūn) muddle-headed/twilight/to faint/to lose consciousness
昏 (hūn) muddle-headed/twilight/to faint/to lose consciousness
使人昭昭,
shǐ rén zhāo zhāo
Make it known.
使 (shǐ) to make/to cause/to enable/to use/to employ/to send/to
人 (rén) man/person/people/CL:個|个[ge4]位[wei4]
昭 (zhāo) bright/clear/manifest/to show clearly
昭 (zhāo) bright/clear/manifest/to show clearly
为了掩盖自己的弱点,
wéi le yǎn gài zì jǐ de ruò diǎn
To cover up their weaknesses.
为了 (wéi le) in order to/for the purpose of/so as to
为 (wéi) as (in the capacity of)/to take sth as/to act as/to serve
了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
掩盖 (yǎn gài) to conceal/to hide behind/to cover up
掩 (yǎn) to cover up/to close/to surprise
盖 (gài) lid/top/cover/canopy/to cover/to conceal/to build
自己 (zì jǐ) oneself/one's own
自 (zì) self/oneself/from/since/naturally/surely
己 (jǐ) self/oneself/sixth of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
弱点 (ruò diǎn) weak point/failing
弱 (ruò) weak/feeble/young/inferior/(following a decimal or
点 (diǎn) point/dot/drop/speck/o'clock/point (in space or time)/to
专门把大道理挂在刀尖上去对付别人。
zhuān mén bǎ dà dào lǐ guà zài dāo jiān shǎng qù duì fù bié rén
Specializing in putting the truth on the point of a knife to deal with others.
专门 (zhuān mén) specialist/specialized/customized
专 (zhuān) for a particular person occasion purpose/focused on one
门 (mén) gate/door/CL:扇[shan4]/gateway/doorway/CL:個|个[ge4]/opening
把 (bǎ) to hold/to contain/to grasp/to take hold of/handle/particle
大道理 (dà dào lǐ) major principle/general truth/sermon (reproof)/bombastic
大 (dà) big/huge/large/major/great/wide/deep/older (than)/oldest
道 (dào) road/path/CL:條|条[tiao2]股[gu3]/principle/truth/morality
理 (lǐ) texture/grain (of wood)/inner essence/intrinsic order
挂 (guà) to hang or suspend (from a hook etc)/to hang up (the phone)
在 (zài) (located) at/(to be) in/to exist/in the middle of doing sth
刀 (dāo) knife/blade/single-edged sword/cutlass/CL:把[ba3]/(slang)
尖 (jiān) point (of needle)/sharp/shrewd/pointed
上去 (shǎng qù) to go up
上 (shǎng) see 上聲|上声[shang3 sheng1]/on top/upon/above/upper/previous
去 (qù) to go/to go to (a place)/(of a time etc) last/just passed
对付 (duì fù) to handle/to deal with/to cope/to get by with
对 (duì) right/correct/couple/pair/towards/at/for/to face/opposite
付 (fù) to pay/to hand over to/classifier for pairs or sets of
别人 (bié rén) other people/others/other person
别 (bié) to leave/to depart/to separate/to distinguish/to classify
人 (rén) man/person/people/CL:個|个[ge4]位[wei4]