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xia1 zi5 mo1 xiang4
blind people touch an elephant (idiom, from Nirvana sutra and da⁴ ban¹ Nie⁴ pan² jing¹); fig. unable to see the big picture/to mistake the part for the whole/unable to see the wood for the trees
Usage•••frequent
Pronunciations

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1
xia1
blind 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/to mistake the part for the whole/unable to see the wood for the trees
2
zi5
blind 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/to mistake the part for the whole/unable to see the wood for the trees
3
mo1
blind 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/to mistake the part for the whole/unable to see the wood for the trees
4
xiang4
blind 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/to mistake the part for the whole/unable to see the wood for the trees