隔山買牛 [－－买－]

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Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. to commit to something without understanding it fully
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 語句
    買​嘢​嗰​陣​都​冇​望​過​下​，​就​好似​隔住​座​山​買​隻​牛​噉
    to buy something without seeing it in the firsthand; literally, to buy a buffalo that is over a mountain
    • 投資海外物業，有時就好似隔山買牛，好大風險㗎。
      投资海外物业，有时就好似隔山买牛，好大风险㗎。
      tau4 zi1 hoi2 ngoi6 mat6 jip6, jau5 si4 zau6 hou2 ci5 gaak3 saan1 maai5 ngau4, hou2 daai6 fung1 him2 gaa3.
      Buying oversea property is like buying a cow that is over a mountain, it is very risky.
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. 瞎碰
  2. 不靠譜 – 不靠谱
  3. 閉著眼睛走南牆 – 闭着眼睛走南墙
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    投资海外物业，有时就好似隔山买牛，好大风险㗎。
    投資海外物業，有時就好似隔山買牛，好大風險㗎。
    tau4 zi1 hoi2 ngoi6 mat6 jip6, jau5 si4 zau6 hou2 ci5 gaak3 saan1 maai5 ngau4, hou2 daai6 fung1 him2 gaa3.
    • Buying oversea property is like buying a cow that is over a mountain, it is very risky.