zhù​shì​dào​móu

lack one's own judgment and fail by following conflicting advice

  • created sense approved 筑室道谋/築室道謀 · zhù​shì​dào​móu · lack one's own judgment and fail by following conflicting advice — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    筑室道谋 / 築室道謀

    zhù​shì​dào​móu

    lack one's own judgment and fail by following conflicting advice

    (idiom) lit. to ask passers-by how to build one's house; fig. to have no plan and rely on conflicting opinions, making it impossible to finish anything.

    zhú​shì​dào​móu

    筑室 (literal) → 筑室/築室 · zhù​shì · to build a house 道谋 (literal) → 道谋/道謀 · dào​móu · to consult passersby

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