众人摸象 — “Many people touching an elephant”
众人摸象 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to understand only a part of a complex situation, often leading to a biased or incomplete conclusion; to mistake a part for the whole”. Literally, “Many people touching an elephant”.
众人摸象 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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- zhòng众rén人zhōu周zhī知widely known by all
- zhòng众rén人guó国shì士common people and national heroes
- zhòng众rén人guǎng广zuò坐in a large public assembly
- zhòng众rén人shí拾chái柴huǒ火yàn焰gāo高Unity is strength
- zhòng众gōng功jiē皆xīng兴All endeavors prosper
- zhòng众pàn叛qīn亲lí离deserted by all
- zhòng众kǒu口yī一cí词everyone says the same thing
- zhòng众kǒu口yī一cí辞everyone agrees
- zhòng众kǒu口zhī之biàn辩intense and diverse debates
- zhòng众kǒu口jiāo交chuán传widely spread by word of mouth
- zhòng众kǒu口jiāo交gōng攻attacked by a chorus of voices
- zhòng众kǒu口jiāo交jiàn荐unanimously recommended by many
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What does 众人摸象 mean?
众人摸象 (zhòng rén mō xiàng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to understand only a part of a complex situation, often leading to a biased or incomplete conclusion; to mistake a part for the whole”.
How do you pronounce 众人摸象?
众人摸象 is pronounced zhòng rén mō xiàng in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 众人摸象 literally mean?
Literally, 众人摸象 means “Many people touching an elephant”. It is used to mean “to understand only a part of a complex situation, often leading to a biased or incomplete conclusion; to mistake a part for the whole”.
What is the Chinese definition of 众人摸象?
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