众盲摸象

Traditional: 眾盲摸象

zhòng máng mō xiàng

Dictionary entry

multitude of blind people touch an elephant (idiom, from Nirvana sutra 大般涅槃經|大般涅盘经[da4 ban1 Nie4 pan2 jing1]); fig. unable to see the big picture

What does 众盲摸象 mean?

众盲摸象 (zhòng máng mō xiàng) has the following dictionary meaning.

1multitude of blind people touch an elephant (idiom, from Nirvana sutra 大般涅槃經|大般涅盘经[da4 ban1 Nie4 pan2 jing1]); fig. unable to see the big picture

2to mistake the part for the whole

3unable to see the wood for the trees

Character breakdown

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众Zhòngabbr. for 眾議院|众议院[Zhong4 yi4 yuan4], House of Representatives 盲mángblind 摸mōto feel with the hand · to touch 象xiàngelephant · CL:隻|只[zhi1]

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众盲摸象

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