"摸象" Chinese-English Dictionary

Chinese	Pinyin	Translation	Actions
摸象	mō xiàng	to touch an elephant (of proverbial blind people)

Chinese	Pinyin	Translation	Actions
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[da4 ban1 Nie4 pan2 jing1]) / fig. unable to see the big picture / to mistake the part for the whole / unable to see the wood for the trees	syn
合眼摸象	hé yǎn mō xiàng	to touch an elephant with closed eyes (idiom) / to proceed blindly
众盲摸象眾盲摸象	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[da4 ban1 Nie4 pan2 jing1]) / fig. unable to see the big picture / to mistake the part for the whole / unable to see the wood for the trees
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[da4 ban1 Nie4 pan2 jing1]) / fig. unable to see the big picture / to mistake the part for the whole / unable to see the wood for the trees	syn

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