盲
See also: 𥇋
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Translingual
Han character
盲 (Kangxi radical 109, 目+3, 8 strokes, cangjie input 卜女月山 (YVBU), four-corner 00601, composition ⿱亡目)
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 800, character 1
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 23132
- Dae Jaweon: page 1214, character 23
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 4, page 2469, character 19
- Unihan data for U+76F2
Chinese
| trad. | 盲 | |
|---|---|---|
| simp. # | 盲 | |
| alternative forms | ||
Glyph origin
| Historical forms of the character 盲 | |
|---|---|
| Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han) | Liushutong (compiled in Ming) |
| Small seal script | Transcribed ancient scripts |
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Characters in the same phonetic series (亡) (Zhengzhang, 2003)
| Old Chinese | |
|---|---|
| 忙 | *maːŋ |
| 芒 | *maːŋ, *maŋ |
| 茫 | *maːŋ |
| 恾 | *maːŋ |
| 吂 | *maːŋ, *maːŋs |
| 汒 | *maːŋ, *maŋs |
| 朚 | *maːŋ, *hmaːŋ, *maŋ, *mraːŋ, *mraːŋs |
| 邙 | *maːŋ, *maŋ |
| 杗 | *maːŋ, *maŋ |
| 荒 | *hmaːŋ, *hmaːŋs |
| 肓 | *hmaːŋ |
| 衁 | *hmaːŋ |
| 巟 | *hmaːŋ |
| 詤 | *hmaːŋ, *hmaːŋʔ, *hmaŋʔ |
| 慌 | *hmaːŋ, *hmaːŋʔ |
| 謊 | *hmaːŋʔ |
| 喪 | *smaːŋs, *smaːŋ |
| 亡 | *maŋ |
| 望 | *maŋ, *maŋs |
| 莣 | *maŋ |
| 朢 | *maŋ, *maŋs |
| 鋩 | *maŋ |
| 硭 | *maŋ |
| 忘 | *maŋ, *maŋs |
| 网 | *mlaŋʔ |
| 罔 | *mlaŋʔ |
| 蛧 | *maŋʔ |
| 網 | *mlaŋʔ |
| 輞 | *maŋʔ |
| 棢 | *maŋʔ |
| 惘 | *maŋʔ |
| 菵 | *maŋʔ |
| 誷 | *maŋʔ |
| 魍 | *maŋʔ |
| 妄 | *maŋs |
| 盲 | *mraːŋ |
| 蝱 | *mraːŋ |
| 虻 | *mraːŋ |
| 氓 | *mraːŋ |
| 甿 | *mraːŋ |
Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *mraːŋ) : phonetic 亡 (OC *maŋ) + semantic 目 (“eye”). Also Ideogrammic compound (會意／会意) : semantic 亡 (“to perish”) + semantic 目 (“eye”) - go blind (by losing your eye)
Pronunciation
Definitions
盲
- blind
- (figurative) lacking understanding or common sense
- person who is blind
- person who is illiterate
- carelessly; blindly
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 瞎眼 (“(to be) blind”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Classical Chinese | 瞽, 盲 | |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 失明, 瞎眼, 瞎 | |
| Mandarin | Taiwan | 瞎眼 |
| Malaysia | 瞎, 盲 | |
| Singapore | 瞎, 盲 | |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 盲, 盲眼 |
| Hong Kong | 盲, 盲眼 | |
| Hakka | Meixian | 瞎, 盲 |
| Wuhua (Huacheng) | 眼瞎 | |
| Luhe | 目瞎 | |
| Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 目瞨, 瞨目, 青盲, 瞎目 | |
| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 目瞨, 目瞎, 青盲, 瞎目 | |
| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 目瞨, 瞨目, 青盲, 瞎目 | |
| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 目瞨, 瞨目, 青盲, 瞎目 | |
| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 目瞨, 瞨目, 青盲, 瞎目 | |
| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 青盲 | |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 瞎 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 青盲 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 青盲 |
| Quanzhou | 青盲 | |
| Zhangzhou | 青盲 | |
| Taipei | 青盲 | |
| New Taipei (Sanxia) | 青盲 | |
| Kaohsiung | 青盲 | |
| Yilan | 青盲 | |
| Changhua (Lukang) | 青盲 | |
| Taichung | 青盲 | |
| Tainan | 青盲 | |
| Hsinchu | 青盲 | |
| Kinmen | 青盲 | |
| Penghu (Magong) | 青盲 | |
| Penang (Hokkien) | 青盲 | |
| Singapore (Hokkien) | 青盲 | |
| Manila (Hokkien) | 青盲 | |
| Pingnan (Pingtian) | 青盲 | |
| Chaozhou | 青盲 | |
| Shantou | 青盲 | |
| Shantou (Chenghai) | 青盲 | |
| Shantou (Chaoyang) | 青盲 | |
| Jieyang | 青盲 | |
| Haifeng | 青盲 | |
| Leizhou | 青盲 | |
| Wenchang | 青盲 | |
| Singapore (Hainanese) | 青盲 | |
| Puxian Min | Putian | 青盲 |
| Central Min | Yong'an | 瞎 |
| Zhongshan Min | Shaxi (Longdu) | 盲 |
Compounds
- 以盲辨色
- 偏盲
- 問道於盲／问道于盲
- 夜盲症 (yèmángzhèng)
- 導盲／导盲 (dǎománg)
- 導盲犬／导盲犬 (dǎomángquǎn)
- 導盲磚／导盲砖 (dǎomángzhuān)
- 導盲道／导盲道 (dǎomángdào)
- 心盲
- 捉盲盲
- 摸盲盲
- 文盲 (wénmáng)
- 晦盲
- 晦盲否塞
- 有目如盲
- 有眼如盲
- 求道於盲／求道于盲
- 法盲 (fǎmáng)
- 發雞盲／发鸡盲
- 盲人 (mángrén)
- 盲人把燭／盲人把烛
- 盲人按摩 (mángrén ànmó)
- 盲人摸象 (mángrénmōxiàng)
- 盲人瞎馬／盲人瞎马 (mángrénxiāmǎ)
- 盲人說象／盲人说象
- 盲人讀物／盲人读物
- 盲人路
- 盲人電腦／盲人电脑
- 盲信 (mángxìn)
- 盲兒／盲儿
- 盲公鏡／盲公镜 (mánggōngjìng)
- 盲動／盲动 (mángdòng)
- 盲婚啞嫁／盲婚哑嫁 (mánghūnyǎjià)
- 盲子
- 盲字 (mángzì)
- 盲幹／盲干 (mánggàn)
- 盲從／盲从 (mángcóng)
- 盲文 (mángwén)
- 盲棋 (mángqí)
- 盲溝／盲沟
- 盲盒 (mánghé)
- 盲目 (mángmù)
- 盲目行事
- 盲眼無珠／盲眼无珠
- 盲者得鏡／盲者得镜
- 盲胞
- 盲腸／盲肠 (mángcháng)
- 盲腸炎／盲肠炎 (mángchángyán)
- 盲蛇 (mángshé)
- 盲詞／盲词
- 盲風／盲风 (mángfēng)
- 盲駕／盲驾
- 盲鰻／盲鳗 (mángmán)
- 盲點／盲点 (mángdiǎn)
- 眾盲摸象／众盲摸象
- 科盲
- 聾盲瘖啞／聋盲瘖哑
- 色盲 (sèmáng)
- 迴盲瓣／回盲瓣 (huímángbàn)
- 雪盲 (xuěmáng)
- 青盲 (qīngmáng)
References
- “盲”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database), 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–
Japanese
Readings
- Go-on: みょう (myō)←みやう (myau, historical)
- Kan-on: もう (mō, Jōyō)←まう (mau, historical)
- Kun: めくら (mekura, 盲); めしい (meshii, 盲)←めしひ (mesifi, めしひ, historical)
Etymology 1
| Kanji in this term |
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| 盲 |
| めくら Grade: S |
| kun’yomi |
| For pronunciation and definitions of 盲 – see the following entry. | ||
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| (This term, 盲, is an alternative spelling of the above term.) |
Etymology 2
| Kanji in this term |
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| 盲 |
| めしい Grade: S |
| kun’yomi |
| For pronunciation and definitions of 盲 – see the following entry. | ||
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| (This term, 盲, is an alternative spelling of the above term.) |
Etymology 3
| Kanji in this term |
|---|
| 盲 |
| もう Grade: S |
| kan’on |
References
- Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
Korean
Etymology
From Middle Chinese 盲 (MC maeng). Recorded as Middle Korean ᄆᆡᇰ (moyng) (Yale: moyng) in Hunmong Jahoe (訓蒙字會 / 훈몽자회), 1527.
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [mɛ(ː)ŋ] ~ [me̞(ː)ŋ]
- Phonetic hangul: [맹(ː)/멩(ː)]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Compounds
Vietnamese
Han character
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- Nôm: manh
References
- Thiều Chửu : Hán Việt Tự Điển Hà Nội 1942
- Trần Văn Chánh: Từ Điển Hán Việt NXB Trẻ, Ho Chi Minh Ville, 1999
- Vũ Văn Kính: Đại Tự Điển Chữ Nôm, NXB Văn Nghệ, Ho Chi Minh Ville, 1999
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