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盲人摸象

mángrénmōxiàng

ㄇㄤˊ ㄖㄣˊ ㄇㄛ ㄒㄧㄤˋ

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  1. 1blind 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. 2to mistake the part for the whole
  3. 3unable to see the wood for the trees

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