摸象 mōxiàng

mōxiàng verb to touch an elephant (of proverbial blind people)
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: (CC-CEDICT '摸象')

Contained in

  • 合眼摸象 to touch an elephant with closed eyes; to proceed blindly
  • 瞎子摸象 blind people touch an elephant; 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 blind people touch an elephant; unable to see the big picture; to mistake the part for the whole; unable to see the wood for the trees
  • 众盲摸象(眾盲摸象) multitude of blind people touch an elephant; unable to see the big picture; to mistake the part for the whole

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