众
盲
摸
象
z
h
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n
g
m
á
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m
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Definitions
1. 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
2. to mistake the part for the whole
3. unable to see the wood for the trees
Components
众
Zhòng
–
PN:abbr. for 眾議院
盲
máng
–
blind
摸象
mō xiàng
–
to touch an elephant (of proverbial blind people)