瞎子摸象

xiāzimōxiàng
  1. blind people touch an elephant (idiom, from Nirvana sutra 大般涅槃經 dàbān Nièpánjīng); fig. unable to see the big picture
  2. to mistake the part for the whole
  3. unable to see the wood for the trees

CEDICT

synonym of 盲人摸象 (mángrénmōxiàng)

Wiktionary

幾個盲人摸大象的身軀，每個人都認為自己所摸到的部分是大象的整個形象。典出佛經，如《長阿含經》第十九獸鳥品、《大般涅槃經》第三十二、《義足經》卷下等。比喻觀察判斷事物以偏概全。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 瞎子 xiāzi blind person
2 摸象 mōxiàng to touch an elephant (of proverbial blind people)

Related entries

盲人摸象 mángrénmōxiàng
  1. blind people touch an elephant (idiom, from Nirvana sutra 大般涅槃經 dàbān Nièpánjīng); fig. unable to see the big picture
  2. to mistake the part for the whole
  3. unable to see the wood for the trees
眾盲摸象 zhòngmángmōxiàng
  1. multitude of blind people touch an elephant (idiom, from Nirvana sutra 大般涅槃經 dàbān Nièpánjīng); fig. unable to see the big picture
  2. to mistake the part for the whole
  3. unable to see the wood for the trees