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瞎子摸象
xiā zi mō xiàng
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Definitions
- 1. 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