English / proverb
In the Country of the Blind, the One-Eyed Man Is King
MEANING IN ENGLISH
A person with even minimal knowledge or capability appears extraordinarily talented among the completely ignorant.
In context
01
He possessed only basic programming literacy, but in the country of the blind, the one-eyed man is king.
02
Never mistake superficial authority for deep mastery; in the country of the blind, the one-eyed man is king.
Synonyms
Mediocrity reigns over ignorance,small skill dominates nothingness,amateur among novices
Antonyms
Master among peers,equal among experts,giant among scholars
Collocations
Proverbially in the country of the blind,remember that in the country of the blind,like the one-eyed man in the country of the blind