瞎抓

Chinese

		blind	to grab; to catch; to arrest to grab; to catch; to arrest; to snatch
trad. (瞎抓)		瞎	抓
simp. #(瞎抓)		瞎	抓
anagram		抓瞎
Literally: “to grab aimlessly”.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xiāzhuā

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄚ ㄓㄨㄚ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xiāzhuā
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄚ ㄓㄨㄚ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: siajhua
    • Wade–Giles: hsia¹-chua¹
    • Yale: syā-jwā
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiajua
    • Palladius: сячжуа (sjačžua)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ä⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂu̯ä⁵⁵/

Verb

瞎抓

1. (figurative) to work without any clear plan or system; to grasp at straws