tì​zhí​suǒ​tú

to feel one's way

Senses

擿埴索涂/ 擿埴索塗 tì​zhí​suǒ​tú (also tī​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.

References

variant 擿埴索涂/擿埴索塗 擿埴索途/擿埴索途