ǎi​zi​kàn​xì

to follow others blindly

  • created sense approved 矮子看戏/矮子看戲 · ǎi​zi​kàn​xì · to follow others blindly — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    矮子看戏 / 矮子看戲

    ǎi​zi​kàn​xì

    to follow others blindly

    Literally meaning "a short person watching a play" (and only seeing the backs of others), this idiom describes someone who joins in with what others are saying or doing without having any personal insight or opinion of their own; to echo others' views blindly.

    矮子 (literal) → 矮子 · ǎi​zi · short person 看戏 (literal) → 看戏/看戲 · kàn​xì · to watch a play

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