众盲摸象
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; to mistake the part for the whole; unable to see the wood for the trees
verb
Traditional: 眾盲摸象
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- (verb) 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
- to mistake the part for the whole
- unable to see the wood for the trees
Example Sentences
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Related Words
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
→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
→只见树木不见森林(zhǐ jiàn shù mù bù jiàn sēn lín)— unable to see the wood for the trees
→摸象(mō xiàng)— to touch an elephant (of proverbial blind people)
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