xiā zi mō xiàng

Translation

  • 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

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