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Meaning of 盲人摸象

Lookup via: Pinyin | Radicals
盲 máng 人 rén 摸 mō 象 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
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Antonyms: 仰视观察
Example Sentences
1
佛陀曾经讲过一个盲人摸象的故事
。
The Buddha once told the story of the blind men and the elephant .
2
估计每个人都听说过盲人摸象的故事
。
Anybody ever hear of the story of the blind men and the elephant?
3
在经济学观念问题上
,
我们仍是盲人摸象
。
We are still, to a large extent, flying blind in conceptual terms.
4
就像盲人摸象
,
每个人都只看了不同的一部分
。
Each sees a different part, like the blind men patting an elephant.
5
这就像盲人摸象
,
一大群盲人在观察一只大象
。
It's like examining, a lot of blind people looking at an elephant.