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摸象

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mō xiàng

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Definitions

  1. 1. to touch an elephant (of proverbial blind people)

Words Containing 摸象

合眼摸象
hé yǎn mō xiàng

to touch an elephant with closed eyes (idiom); to proceed blindly

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[dà bān niè pán jīng]); fig. unable to see the big picture

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[dà bān niè pán jīng]); 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[dà bān niè pán jīng]); fig. unable to see the big picture

Child Words of 摸象

摸
mō

to feel with the hand

象
xiàng

elephant

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