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2024
瞎子摸象
瞎子摸象
Chinese
feel with the hand; to touch; to stroke
feel with the hand; to touch; to stroke; to grope; to feel (one's pulse); imitate; copy
shape; form; appearance
shape; form; appearance; elephant; image under a map (math.)
simp.
and
trad.
(
瞎子摸象
)
瞎子
摸
象
Idiom
瞎子摸象
unable to see the
big picture
; only knowing what is on the
surface
Etymology
Literally: a blind man feels an elephant
Pronunciation
Mandarin
(
Pinyin
)
:
xiāzimōxiàng
(
Zhuyin
)
: ㄒㄧㄚ ㄗ˙ ㄇㄛ ㄒㄧㄤˋ
Mandarin
(
Standard Chinese
,
Beijing
)
+
Pinyin
:
xiāzimōxiàng
Zhuyin
:
ㄒㄧㄚ ㄗ˙ ㄇㄛ ㄒㄧㄤˋ
Gwoyeu Romatzyh
:
shia.tzymhoshianq
IPA
(key)
:
/ɕi̯a̠⁵⁵ d͡z̥z̩² mu̯ɔ⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵¹/
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