众盲摸象

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multitude of blind people touch an elephant (idiom, from Nirvana sutra 大般涅槃經, 大般涅盘经, ); fig. unable to see the big picture, to mistake the part for the whole, unable to see the wood for the trees

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眾盲摸象|众盲摸象 [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 [dà bān Niè pán jīng]); fig. unable to see the big picture ► to mistake the part for the whole ► unable to see the wood for the trees