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面墙
miànqiáng
Description
“面墙”是一个书面词，本来的意思是脸对着墙站着。
"面墙" is a literary term originally meaning to stand facing a wall.
现在人们常用它来比喻一个人不学习、没有知识，就像面对着墙什么也看不见。
Nowadays, people often use it metaphorically to describe someone who does not study or have knowledge, like facing a wall and seeing nothing.
Meanings
面墙miànqiáng
to face a wall; stand facing a wall
他一个人面墙站着，很安静。
He stands facing the wall alone, very quietly.
面墙miànqiáng
to lack learning; be ignorant (figurative)
不读书的人就像面墙，什么也不懂。
People who don't read are like walls, understanding nothing.
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Notes
- Etymology
面 (to face) + 墙 (wall); from a classical idiom about facing a wall in ignorance.
- Nuance
the figurative sense is literary and formal, rarely used in daily speech.
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