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

Synonyms

• 一面之词, 一鳞半爪, 东鳞西爪, 以偏概全, 单边, 坐井观天, 挂一漏万, 断章取义, 断章取义, 片面, 畸轻畸重, 盲人摸象, 窥豹一斑, 管中窥豹, 管窥, 管窥所及