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盲人摸象
 
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máng rén mō xiàng
  • blind people touch an elephant (idiom, from Nirvana sutra 大般涅盘经)
  • fig. unable to see the big picture
  • to mistake the part for the whole
  • unable to see the wood for the trees

盲人摸象 máng rén mō xiàng

盲人摸象
1 数个盲者各自摸一只大象,所摸的部位各不相同,然都误以为自己所知才是大象真正的样子。见《六度集经.卷八》。后比喻以偏概全,而未能洞明真相。也作「盲人说象」、「众盲摸象」。

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