瞎子摸象

xiā zi mō xiàng

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Definitions

  1. 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. 2. to mistake the part for the whole
  3. 3. unable to see the wood for the trees

Child Words of 瞎子摸象

子
zǐ

son

摸
mō

to feel with the hand

瞎
xiā

blind

摸象
mō xiàng

to touch an elephant (of proverbial blind people)

瞎子
xiā zi

blind person

象
xiàng

elephant