瞎子摸象

xiāzimōxiàng

blind people touch an elephant (idiom, from Nirvana sutra 大般涅盘经 (dà bān Niè pán jīng)); fig. unable to see the big picture; to mistake the part for the whole

Meaning

xiāzimōxiàngxia1 zi5 mo1 xiang4
  1. blind people touch an elephant (idiom, from Nirvana sutra 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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