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瞎子摸象
 
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xiā zi 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

瞎子摸象 xiā zi mō xiàng

瞎子摸象
1 几个盲人摸大象的身躯,每个人都认为自己所摸到的部分是大象的整个形象。典出佛经,如《长阿含经》第十九兽鸟品、《大般涅槃经》第三十二、《义足经》卷下等。比喻观察判断事物以偏概全。如:「对事情的判断不宜太过主观,否则往往会瞎子摸象,自以为是。」

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