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盲人说象
máng​rén​shuō​xiàng

blind men describing an elephant

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盲人说象 盲人說象 máng​rén​shuō​xiàng
blind men describing an elephant
to draw conclusions from incomplete data or a narrow perspective; literal sense is blind people describing an elephant based on only touching one part of its body

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Synonym

  • 盲人摸象 máng​rén​mō​xiàng