摸着石头过河
mō​zhe​shí​tou​guò​hé

to feel one's way forward

  1. 摸 mō verb
    to touch
    to touch or stroke with the hand; to feel; to grope for
  2. 着 著 zhe particle
    [continuous]
    Shows that an action is currently happening or that a state is continuing; often appears before a second verb to show how the second action is being done.
  3. 石头 石頭 shí​tou noun
    stone
    stone; rock
  4. 过 過 guò verbparticle
    to cross
    to cross; to pass; to go through a place or space
  5. 河 hé noun
    river
    river; waterway