擿埴索塗
tì​zhí​suǒ​tú

to feel one's way

  • created reference approved 擿埴索涂/擿埴索塗 → 擿埴索途 (variant) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    擿埴索涂 / 擿埴索塗 tì​zhí​suǒ​tú

    擿埴索途 tì​zhí​suǒ​tú

    variant

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 擿埴索涂/擿埴索塗 · tì​zhí​suǒ​tú · to feel one's way — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    擿埴索涂 / 擿埴索塗

    tì​zhí​suǒ​tú

    to feel one's way

    (literary) literally to tap the ground with a cane to find the way like a blind person; describes searching for something in the dark or feeling for a way to approach a new field of study.

    tī​zhí​suǒ​tú

    擿 (literal) → 擿 · tī · to pick out 埴 (literal) → 埴 · zhí · clay 索 (literal) → 索 · suǒ · to search 涂 (literal) → 涂/塗 · tú · road

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense