ㄒㄧㄚ˙ㄇㄛㄒㄧㄤˋxiāzi‑mōxiàng

  1. 比喻以偏概全不能全面了解盲人摸象」。 隔行如隔山外行難免瞎子摸象臆測」。

blind people touch an elephant (idiom, from Nirvana sutra 大般涅槃經[da4 ban1 Nie4 pan2 jing1])​; fig. unable to see the big picture, to mistake the part for the whole, unable to see the wood for the trees