一叶障目
一叶障目
yī yè zhàng mù
lit. eyes obscured by a single leaf (idiom); fig. not seing the wider picture; can't see the wood for the trees
idiom
Traditional: 一葉障目
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- (idiom) lit. eyes obscured by a single leaf (idiom)
- fig. not seing the wider picture
- can't see the wood for the trees
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Related Words
只见树木不见森林(zhǐ jiàn shù mù bù jiàn sēn lín)— unable to see the wood for the trees
→盲人摸象(máng rén mō xiàng)— blind people touch an elephant (idiom, from Nirvana sutra 大般涅槃經|大般涅盘经[da4 ban1 Nie4 pan2 jing1]); fig. unable to see the big picture
→众盲摸象(zhòng máng mō xiàng)— multitude of blind people touch an elephant (idiom, from Nirvana sutra 大般涅槃經|大般涅盘经[da4 ban1 Nie4 pan2 jing1]); fig. unable to see the big picture
→瞎子摸象(xiā zi mō xiàng)— blind people touch an elephant (idiom, from Nirvana sutra 大般涅槃經|大般涅盘经[da4 ban1 Nie4 pan2 jing1]); fig. unable to see the big picture
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