lacking insight, understanding, or a clear goal; reckless; aimless

person who has lost their sight; blind person

an adult who is unable to read or write; illiteracy

To wipe out illiteracy by providing basic education to adults or those who cannot read; to sweep away ignorance.

The quality of acting without a clear plan or understanding; lack of foresight; aimlessness

The physical area on the retina of the eye where there are no light-sensitive cells; also used for areas outside a vehicle's range of vision; (figuratively) a subject or area about which one is ignorant or fails to notice; something overlooked or not yet understood.

to follow blindly; to conform slavishly; to exhibit unthinking obedience or go along with others without judging right from wrong

An area that cannot be seen or detected (e.g. physical areas hidden from view, or zones unreachable by radar or medical scopes); (figurative) a subject or field that someone is unfamiliar with or has not yet understood.

cecum or appendix; the pouch at the beginning of the large intestine in the lower right abdomen

a visual impairment characterized by the inability to distinguish certain colors, usually congenital

the braille writing system; books or documents written in braille

a child who is blind in both eyes

an adult who knows some characters but is not fully literate

The blind or unplanned flow of population from rural areas into cities

a person who lacks basic legal knowledge or has no understanding of legal matters

a blind girl or woman

to act blindly or rashly; to take action without careful thought or preparation

A medical condition, often caused by vitamin A deficiency or genetics, resulting in poor vision in low light or at night; nyctalopia.

To learn to read and write; to no longer be illiterate.

An eye condition caused by vitamin A deficiency or genetics that results in poor vision or total blindness in dim light.

a school specifically for blind students

To mistake the part for the whole or draw conclusions from incomplete data. This idiom comes from a story about blind men who each touch a different part of an elephant and describe the animal based only on what they felt.

inflammation of the appendix; also refers to inflammation of the cecum caused by the spread of appendicitis

The state of being ignorant or uneducated about science and technology

Temporary vision loss or eye damage caused by the intense reflection of ultraviolet light off of snow; symptoms include eye pain, redness, and blurred vision.

To follow or accept a belief without questioning it; fanaticism or uncritical belief

a blind person on a blind horse; used to describe being in an extremely dangerous situation or acting in a way that leads to certain disaster

Literally "a blind man riding a blind horse"; used to describe someone taking blind actions or being in an extremely precarious and dangerous situation.

(electronics, engineering) a hole that is drilled or etched to a specific depth without breaking through to the other side; blind hole

to act rashly or blindly without a plan; to be foolhardy

(idiom) to seek advice from someone who is ignorant or incompetent regarding the matter at hand

total color blindness; monochromasia

Writing system for the blind consisting of raised dots; also called [[点字|點字|dian3 zi4]] or [[盲文|盲文|mang2 wen2]]

(idiom) a group of blind people touch an elephant, and each describes a different part as the whole; to be unable to see the big picture because of a limited perspective

blindness in half of the visual field of one or both eyes; hemianopia

The state of having inadequate reading, writing, and calculation skills to manage daily living tasks despite having some formal education

refers to a scientific experiment or trial in which the subjects do not know whether they are in the test group or the control group

double-blind; used to describe a scientific experiment where neither the participants nor the researchers know who is receiving a particular treatment

To assist and guide people with visual impairments in finding their way or traveling safely

cane used by people who are blind or visually impaired to detect obstacles in their path

A dog trained to lead blind or visually impaired people; guide dog for the blind; seeing-eye dog.

paving block with raised patterns (such as bars or dots) designed to guide visually impaired pedestrians by indicating direction or warning of hazards

A path for the visually impaired made with textured bricks that can be felt through the feet.

medical term for psychic or mental blindness

A children's game of hiding and seeking; also called [[捉迷藏|捉迷藏|zhuo1 mi2 cang2]]

a condition in which a person can see clearly in dim light but is partially or totally blind in bright light; also called hemeralopia

unable to see anything because of darkness; dim or pitch-black

moon blindness; also known as equine recurrent uveitis, a chronic eye disease in horses

Asking a blind person for the way; used to describe seeking advice from someone who is incompetent or lacks the necessary knowledge to help.