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Meaning of 盲人摸象

Lookup via: Pinyin | Radicals
máng rén 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
The Buddha once told the story of the blind men and the elephant .
2
Anybody ever hear of the story of the blind men and the elephant?
3
We are still, to a large extent, flying blind in conceptual terms.
4
Each sees a different part, like the blind men patting an elephant.
5
It's like examining, a lot of blind people looking at an elephant.