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摸象

to touch an elephant (of proverbial blind people)

Characters and words in 摸象

= m + o1
to feel with the hand / to touch / to stroke / to grope / to steal / to abstract
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xiàng = xi + ang4
elephant / CL:隻|只[zhi1] / shape / form / appearance / to imitate
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Words with 摸象

to touch an elephant with closed eyes (idiom); to proceed blindly
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
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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