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众盲摸象

zhòngmángmōxiàng

Traditional: 眾盲摸象

multitude of 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 / to mistake the part for the whole / unable to see the wood for the trees

Character Breakdown

众
zhòng
multitude, crowd; masses, public
HSK 4
盲
máng
blind; shortsighted; unperceptive
HSK 6
摸
mō
to caress, to stroke, to gently touch
HSK 5
象
xiàng
elephant; ivory; figure, image
HSK 4

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