盲人摸象
Meanings
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- 1.blind people touch an elephant (idiom, from Nirvana sutra 大般涅盘经[dà bān Niè pán jīng]); 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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Wiktionary
- 1.to draw (incorrect) conclusions from partial understanding
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Etymology
From the Mahayana Mahaparinirvana Sutra. See Blind men and an elephant.
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