瞎子摸象
xiā​zi​mō​xiàng

one-sidedness

  • updated sense approved 瞎子摸象 · xiā​zi​mō​xiàng · parable

    瞎子摸象

    xiā​zi​mō​xiàng

    parable

    blind people touch an elephant (idiom from the Nirvana sutra 大般涅槃經) → blind people touch an elephant (idiom from the Nirvana sutra [[大般涅槃经|大般涅槃經|Da4 Ban1 nie4 pan2 Jing1]])

    老师在课堂上给学生们讲了瞎子摸象的故事。

    updated sense

  • created sense approved 瞎子摸象 · xiā​zi​mō​xiàng · one-sidedness

    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。

    created sense

  • created sense approved 瞎子摸象 · xiā​zi​mō​xiàng · parable

    瞎子摸象

    xiā​zi​mō​xiàng

    parable

    blind people touch an elephant (idiom from the Nirvana sutra 大般涅槃經)

    老师在课堂上给学生们讲了瞎子摸象的故事。

    created sense