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眾盲摸象 (zung3 maang4 mo2 zoeng6) — meaning, pronunciation, examples

眾盲摸象 (zung3 maang4 mo2 zoeng6, 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

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beyond HSK

Related words

• 眾怒難犯 (zung3 nou6 naan4 faan6) — (idiom) Do not incur public wrath; Do not incur the anger of the masses
• 眾擎易舉 (zung3 king4 ji6 geoi2) — cooperation makes difficult things easy
• 眾望所歸 (zung3 mong6 so2 gwai1) — (proverb) to enjoy popular confidence; someone has public respects and supports
• 眾生相 (zung3 sang1 soeng3) — the appearance of all types of people around the world
• 眾目昭彰 (zung3 muk6 ciu1 zoeng1) — seen clearly by everyone; watched by the sharp-eyed public
• 眾目睽睽 (zung3 muk6 kwai4 kwai4) — (advert) in front of people; under people's watchful eyes

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