盲目

Chinese

blind
 
eye; item; section
eye; item; section; list; catalogue; table of contents; (taxonomy) order; goal; name; title
trad. (盲目) 盲 目
simp. #(盲目) 盲 目

Pronunciation


Adjective

盲目

  1. blind (unable to see)
  2. (figurative) blind; ignorant; lacking understanding
    自信是優點,但不能盲目自信。 [MSC, trad.]
    自信是优点,但不能盲目自信。 [MSC, simp.]
    Zìxìn shì yōudiǎn, dàn bùnéng mángmù zìxìn. [Pinyin]
    Self-confidence is an advantage, but not blind self-confidence.
    不能盲目地跟從別人,要有自己的風格。 [MSC, trad.]
    不能盲目地跟从别人,要有自己的风格。 [MSC, simp.]
    Bùnéng mángmù de gēncóng biérén, yào yǒu zìjǐ de fēnggé. [Pinyin]
    Don't follow others blindly, you should have your own style.

Derived terms

  • 盲目不盲心
  • 盲目性

Japanese

Kanji in this term
盲 目
もう
Grade: S
もく
Grade: 1
on’yomi

Etymology

/maumoku/ → /mɔːmoku/ → /moːmoku/

From Middle Chinese compound 盲目 (mæng mjuwk, literally “blind + eye”). Compare modern Cantonese reading maang4 muk6.

Pronunciation

Adjective

盲(もう)目(もく) • (mōmoku) ←まうもく (maumoku)?

  1. blind
    恋(こい)は盲目(もうもく)、盲目(もうもく)な愛情(あいじょう)
    koi wa mōmoku, mōmoku na aijō
    love is blind, blind love
    正義(せいぎ)は盲目(もうもく)
    seigi wa mōmoku
    justice is blind

Usage notes

Also used with the particle の (no), as a noun modifying another noun.

  • 盲目(もうもく)の法師(ほうし)
    mōmoku no hōshi
    a blind monk

The adjective form with な (na) is used to describe mental or emotional blindness, while the noun form can be used attributively with の (no) to describe physical blindness.

Inflection

Noun

盲(もう)目(もく) • (mōmoku) ←まうもく (maumoku)?

  1. blindness

Derived terms

References

  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
  • Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
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