- 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
Characters
- 盲 (盲): blind
- 人 (人): person; people; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4]
- 摸 (摸): to feel with the hand; to touch; to stroke; to grope; to steal; to abstract
- 象 (象): elephant; CL:隻|只[zhi1]; shape; form; appearance; to imitate
Resources
- Wiktionary: 盲人摸象
- MDBG: 盲人摸象
- Examples with 盲人摸象 on Tatoeba
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