zhòng​máng​mō​xiàng

to mistake a part for the whole

Senses

众盲摸象/ 眾盲摸象 zhòng​máng​mō​xiàng to mistake a part for the whole

(idiom) a group of blind people touch an elephant, and each describes a different part as the whole; to be unable to see the big picture because of a limited perspective

References

synonym 众盲摸象/眾盲摸象 盲人摸象/盲人摸象
synonym 盲人摸象/盲人摸象 众盲摸象/眾盲摸象