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盲人摸象
盲人摸象
Chinese
blind
person
feel with the hand; to touch; to stroke
feel with the hand; to touch; to stroke; to grope; to feel (one's pulse); imitate; copy
shape; form; appearance
shape; form; appearance; elephant; image under a map (math.)
simp.
and
trad.
(
盲人摸象
)
盲人
摸
象
Idiom
盲人摸象
The
blind
man
touches
some parts of an
elephant
and concludes what an elephant looks like. Drawing (incorrect) conclusions from partial understanding.
Etymology
From
Mahayana Mahaparinirvana Sutra
. See
Blind men and an elephant
.
Pronunciation
Mandarin
(
Pinyin
)
:
mángrénmōxiàng
(
Zhuyin
)
: ㄇㄤˊ ㄖㄣˊ ㄇㄛ ㄒㄧㄤˋ
Mandarin
(
Standard Chinese
,
Beijing
)
+
Pinyin
:
mángrénmōxiàng
Zhuyin
:
ㄇㄤˊ ㄖㄣˊ ㄇㄛ ㄒㄧㄤˋ
Gwoyeu Romatzyh
:
mangrenmhoshianq
IPA
(key)
:
/mɑŋ³⁵ ʐən³⁵ mu̯ɔ⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵¹/
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