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盲人摸象

盲
人
摸
象
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

Characters and words in 盲人摸象

盲
人
blind person
盲
máng = m + ang2
blind
Add a new mnemonic for 盲 = 亡 + 目
人
rén = r + (e)n2
person; people / CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4]
Add a new mnemonic for 人 = 丿 + ㇏
摸
mō = m + o1
to feel with the hand / to touch / to stroke / to grope / to steal / to abstract
Add a new mnemonic for 摸 = 扌 + 莫
摸
mó = m + o2
variant of 摹[mo2]
Add a new mnemonic for 摸 = 扌 + 莫
摸
象
to touch an elephant (of proverbial blind people)
象
xiàng = xi + ang4
elephant / CL:隻|只[zhi1] / shape / form / appearance / to imitate
Add a new mnemonic for 象 = ⺈ + 口 + 豕

Words with 盲人摸象

盲人摸象 is not used as a component in another word.

Sentences with 盲人摸象

盲人摸象 currently does not appear in any sentence.
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