máng​rén​shuō​xiàng

blind men describing an elephant

Senses

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

References

synonym 盲人摸象/盲人摸象 盲人说象/盲人說象