xiā​zi​mō​xiàng

one-sidedness

Senses

瞎子摸象 xiā​zi​mō​xiàng one-sidedness

to mistake the part for the whole or be unable to see the big picture

如果不进行全面调查,只凭零碎的信息做判断,难免会瞎子摸象。

瞎子摸象 xiā​zi​mō​xiàng parable

blind people touch an elephant (idiom from the Nirvana sutra 大般涅槃经 Dà Bān​niè​pán Jīng)

老师在课堂上给学生们讲了瞎子摸象的故事。

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