Meaning of 盲人摸象
盲人摸象 means a parable of blind men touching an elephant—each describes it differently based on the part touched (leg, body, tail); fig. to judge a complex situation based on limited experience; to mistake the part for the whole; to make wild assumptions from incomplete information. Pronounced máng rén mō xiàng.
- a parable of blind men touching an elephant—each describes it differently based on the part touched (leg, body, tail); fig. to judge a complex situation based on limited experience; to mistake the part for the whole; to make wild assumptions from incomplete information
Definitions & Examples
Nǐ你
men们
zhè这
yàng样
zhēng争
lùn论
xià下
qù去
，
bù不
guò过
shì是
máng盲
rén人
mō摸
xiàng象
，
yǒng永
yuǎn远
dé得
bù不
chū出
zhèng正
què确
de的
jié结
lùn论
。
If you keep arguing like this, it's just like blind men touching an elephant—you'll never reach the correct conclusion.
Zuò做
shì市
chǎng场
diào调
yán研
bù不
néng能
máng盲
rén人
mō摸
xiàng象
，
bì必
xū须
quán全
miàn面
shōu收
jí集
shù数
jù据
。
Market research cannot be done like blind men touching an elephant; you must collect comprehensive data.
Tā他
duì对
zhè这
gè个
wèn问
tí题
de的
kàn看
fǎ法
jiǎn简
zhí直
shì是
máng盲
rén人
mō摸
xiàng象
，
zhǐ只
kàn看
dào到
biǎo表
miàn面
xiàn现
xiàng象
。
His view on this issue is simply like blind men touching an elephant—he only sees the surface phenomena.
Rú如
guǒ果
wǒ我
men们
zhǐ只
gēn根
jù据
zì自
jǐ己
de的
jīng经
yàn验
lái来
pàn判
duàn断
，
nà那
jiù就
chéng成
le了
máng盲
rén人
mō摸
xiàng象
。
If we judge based only on our own experience, we become like blind men touching an elephant.