盲
人
摸
象

Word Definition - 盲人摸象

máng rén mō xiàng blind people touch an elephant (idiom, from Nirvana sutra 大般涅槃經|大般涅盘经[dà bān niè pán jīng]); fig. unable to see the big picture; to mistake the part for the whole; unable to see the wood for the trees

Individual Character Details

盲 máng
人 rén
摸 mō, mó
象 xiàng