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盲人摸象

Word

blind people touch an elephant (idiom, from Nirvana sutra 大般涅盘经 (dà bān Niè pán jīng)); fig. unable to see the big picture

máng rén mō xiàng

mang2ren2mo1xiang4

Meaning

  1. blind people touch an elephant (idiom, from Nirvana sutra 大般涅盘经 (dà bān Niè pán jīng)); fig. unable to see the big picture CC-CEDICT
  2. to mistake the part for the whole CC-CEDICT
  3. unable to see the wood for the trees CC-CEDICT

Characters in 盲人摸象

盲máng人rén摸mō象xiàng
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