máng rén mō xiàng
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
mō xiàng
to touch an elephant (of proverbial blind people)
xiā zi mō xiàng
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
zhòng máng mō xiàng
multitude of 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
hé yǎn mō xiàng
to touch an elephant with closed eyes (idiom); to proceed blindly
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