摸石头过河
mō​shí​tou​guò​hé

to cross a river by feeling the stones

  • created sense approved 摸石头过河/摸石頭過河 · mō​shí​tou​guò​hé · to cross a river by feeling the stones — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    摸石头过河 / 摸石頭過河

    mō​shí​tou​guò​hé

    to cross a river by feeling the stones

    to move cautiously and improvise by trial and error

    摸 (literal) → 摸 · mō · to grope one's way 石头 (literal) → 石头/石頭 · shí​tou · stone 过 (literal) → 过/過 · guò · to cross 河 (literal) → 河 · hé · river

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