manh nhơn kị hạt mã, hắc dạ lâm thâm trì

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Meaning · English

A blind man on a blind horse, midnight at the deep pond's edge — recklessness stacked to its logical end.

Literally: blind rider, blind horse; black night, deep pool

Examples

Không hiểu gì mà dám ký, manh nhơn kị hạt mã.Signing without understanding — a blind man on a blind horse at midnight.

Editorial example (VI sweep batch 040, illustrative)

Sources & notes

Discovered via Tục ngữ, cổ ngữ, gia ngôn (Huỳnh Tịnh Của, 1897; public domain, via vi.wikisource); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Attested in Tục ngữ, cổ ngữ, gia ngôn (Huỳnh Tịnh Của, 1897). Definition is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.

Common questions

What does “manh nhơn kị hạt mã, hắc dạ lâm thâm trì” mean?

A blind man on a blind horse, midnight at the deep pond's edge — recklessness stacked to its logical end. Literally: blind rider, blind horse; black night, deep pool

Is “manh nhơn kị hạt mã, hắc dạ lâm thâm trì” formal or informal?

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