众盲摸象

zhòng máng mō xiàng

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Definitions

1. multitude of blind people touch an elephant (idiom, from Nirvana sutra 大般涅槃經|大般涅盘经[dà bān niè pán jīng]); fig. unable to see the big picture
2. to mistake the part for the whole
3. unable to see the wood for the trees

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Child Words of 众盲摸象

• 摸 摸 mō: to feel with the hand
• 摸象 摸象 mō xiàng: to touch an elephant (of proverbial blind people)
• 盲 盲 máng: blind
• 众 众 zhòng: crowd; multitude
• 象 象 xiàng: elephant