- 瞎说 xiāshuō to talk nonsenseTo talk irresponsibly or without any basis in fact; to speak drivel.
- 瞎子 xiāzi blind persona blind person (often considered a disrespectful or derogatory term)
- 瞎扯 xiāchě to talk nonsenseTo talk irresponsibly or without any basis; to talk rubbish.
- 瞎话 xiāhuà lie(colloquial) lie; falsehood; nonsense; flapdoodle
- 瞎猜 xiācāi to make a wild guessto guess blindly; to make a wild or random guess
- 瞎眼 xiāyǎn to be blindto be blind; to lose one's sight; (figuratively) to be reckless or fail to see the truth of a situation
- 黑瞎子 hēixiāzi black bear(colloquial) black bear
- 瞎闹 xiānào to fool aroundTo act senselessly; to mess about or behave foolishly; to make a scene without reason.
- 黑灯瞎火 hēidēngxiāhuǒ pitch dark(idiom) pitch dark; unlighted; describes a place or time having no lights or torches
- 瞎掰 xiābāi to talk nonsense(colloquial) to talk irresponsibly; to speak randomly; to blather; to lie
- 瞎指挥 xiāzhǐhuī to issue confused ordersto give nonsensical instructions or issue orders out of ignorance, without considering the actual situation
- 睁眼瞎 zhēngyǎnxiā illiterate personan illiterate person; someone who cannot read or write
- 说瞎话 shuōxiāhuà to lie; to talk nonsenseto tell lies; to say things that are not true or are baseless
- 瞎忙 xiāmáng to be busy for nothingTo be busy without a plan or purpose; to putter around or work to no avail.
- 瞎搞 xiāgǎo to mess aroundto mess around with something; to do something blindly without any plan or proper method
- 睁眼说瞎话 zhēngyǎnshuōxiāhuà to lie through one's teethto lie barefacedly or talk nonsense; to deny obvious facts that are right before one's eyes
- 睁着眼睛说瞎话 zhēngzheyǎnjingshuōxiāhuà to lie through one's teeth(idiom) To tell a bare-faced lie; to look someone straight in the eye and talk nonsense or drivel.
- 瞎聊 xiāliáo to chat idlyTo chat aimlessly; to talk about nothing in particular or pass the time with casual conversation.
- 抓瞎 zhuāxiā to be at a lossto be caught unprepared and flustered; to grope blindly for an answer or lose one's head due to lack of planning
- 瞎吹 xiāchuī to boastto brag; to shoot one's mouth off; to make wild and groundless claims
- 瞎子摸象 xiāzimōxiàng to mistake the part for the whole(idiom) blind people touch an elephant; to be unable to see the big picture or to draw a conclusion based on incomplete information
- 熊瞎子 xióngxiāzi bear(dialect) bear; bruin
- 盲人瞎马 mángrénxiāmǎ to rush headlong into disastera 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
- 盲人骑瞎马 mángrénqíxiāmǎ rushing headlong into disasterLiterally "a blind man riding a blind horse"; used to describe someone taking blind actions or being in an extremely precarious and dangerous situation.
- 瞎说八道 xiāshuōbādào to talk nonsenseto talk nonsense; to speak at random without any basis in fact; same as [[胡说八道|胡說八道|hu2 shuo1 ba1 dao4]]
- 摸瞎 mōxiā to grope in the dark(colloquial) to grope about blindly like a person who cannot see
- 瞎信 xiāxìn dead letterA letter that cannot be delivered because the address is unclear or incorrect.
- 瞎炮 xiāpào dudAn explosive or artillery shell that fails to explode; a misfire.
- 瞎诌 xiāzhōu to talk nonsenseTo talk wildly without a factual basis; to make up stories or chat idly.
- 瞎搅 xiājiǎo to mess aroundTo act blindly or without any method; to stir up trouble or cause a mess; to muddle with things randomly.
- 瞎子摸鱼 xiāzimōyú to act blindlyLiterally meaning "a blind person feeling for fish"; used as a metaphor for doing something without a clear method, goal, or plan.
- 瞎抓 xiāzhuā to act blindlyto do something without a plan or organization; to act in a haphazard way without a clear goal
- 白瞎 báixiā to waste(dialect) to waste or squander time, effort, or money
- 眼瞎耳聋 yǎnxiā'ěrlóng blind and deafto be both blind and deaf; a fixed expression used to describe someone who lacks sensory perception or awareness
- 睁眼瞎子 zhēngyǎnxiāzi illiterate personan illiterate person; someone who cannot read despite having normal sight
- 瞎三话四 xiāsānhuàsì to talk nonsenseto talk recklessly or speak gibberish; used in Wu Chinese as a synonym for [[胡说八道|胡說八道|hu2 shuo1 ba1 dao4]]
- 瞎奶 xiānǎi flat nipplenipple that is sunken or does not protrude; nipple that cannot be sucked
- 瞎子吃汤圆 xiāzichītāngyuán to know what's what(xiehouyu) to have a clear idea of the situation; refers to a blind person eating dumplings who, despite not seeing them, knows exactly how many they have eaten. Often used with the punchline [[心里有数|心裡有數|xin1 li3 you3 shu4]].
- 瞎子点灯 xiāzidiǎndēng blind man lighting a lampto waste one's effort; literally a blind man lighting a lamp, used as the first part of a two-part allegorical saying where the second part implies a waste of wax or useless labor
- 瞎弄 xiānòng to mess around withto fool around with something; to mess with things; to operate without a plan or throw things into disorder
- 瞎扯臊 xiāchěsào to talk nonsenseto talk nonsense or rubbish without any sense of shame; to talk drivel; to lie or boast shamelessly
- 瞎扯蛋 xiāchědàn to talk nonsenseto talk irresponsibly; to talk nonsense
- 瞎折腾 xiāzhēteng to act blindlyto mess around; to fiddle with something pointlessly; to act without a clear plan or purpose
- 瞎拚 xiāpīn shoppingto go on a shopping spree, often used as a phonetic loan for the English word shopping
- 瞎拼 xiāpīn shopping(Taiwan colloquial) to go shopping for fun; to spend a lot of money on a shopping spree; a loanword from the English "shopping"
- 瞎撞 xiāzhuàng to bump aroundto knock about aimlessly from one job or activity to another; to wander around looking for opportunities by trial and error
- 瞎晃 xiāhuàng to roam aboutto roam about aimlessly; to monkey around
- 瞎混 xiāhùn to muddle alongto live aimlessly; to not be serious about one's job or responsibilities
- 瞎猫撞着死耗子 xiāmāozhuàngzháosǐhàozi blind lucka blind cat bumping into a dead mouse; to have a stroke of luck or to succeed by sheer accident despite a lack of skill
Sources
- Frequency data
- MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CH