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盲人摸象
mángrénmōxiàng
1.
blind people touch an elephant (idiom, from Nirvana sutra [[大般涅槃經|大般涅盘经<dàbānNièpánjīng>]]); fig. unable to see the big picture
2.
to mistake the part for the whole
3.
unable to see the wood for the trees
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