See 盲人摸象 on Wiktionary
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"lang_code": "zh",
"literal_meaning": "Theblind man touches some parts of an elephant (and concludes what an elephant looks like).",
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"glosses": [
"to draw (incorrect) conclusions from partial understanding"
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"id": "en-盲人摸象-zh-phrase-K3XUv5Qs",
"links": [
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"draw",
"draw"
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"conclusion",
"conclusion"
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"understanding",
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"raw_glosses": [
"(figurative) to draw (incorrect) conclusions from partial understanding"
],
"synonyms": [
{
"roman": "xiāzimōxiàng",
"word": "瞎子摸象"
},
{
"roman": "zhòngmángmōxiàng",
"word": "眾盲摸象／众盲摸象"
},
{
"roman": "zhòngmángmōxiàng",
"word": "眾盲摸象"
},
{
"roman": "zhòngmángmōxiàng",
"word": "众盲摸象"
}
],
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"Blind men and an elephant",
"Mahayana Mahaparinirvana Sutra",
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"zh-pron": "mángrénmōxiàng"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"bopomofo"
],
"zh-pron": "ㄇㄤˊ ㄖㄣˊ ㄇㄛ ㄒㄧㄤˋ"
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Jyutping"
],
"zh-pron": "maang⁴ jan⁴ mo² zoeng⁶"
},
{
"tags": [
"Hanyu-Pinyin",
"Mandarin"
],
"zh-pron": "mángrénmōxiàng"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Tongyong-Pinyin"
],
"zh-pron": "mángrénmosiàng"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Wade-Giles"
],
"zh-pron": "mang²-jên²-mo¹-hsiang⁴"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Yale"
],
"zh-pron": "máng-rén-mwō-syàng"
},
{
"tags": [
"Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
"Mandarin"
],
"zh-pron": "mangrenmhoshianq"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Palladius"
],
"zh-pron": "манжэньмосян"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Palladius"
],
"zh-pron": "manžɛnʹmosjan"
},
{
"ipa": "/mɑŋ³⁵ ʐən³⁵ mu̯ɔ⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵¹/",
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Sinological-IPA"
]
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Yale"
],
"zh-pron": "màahng yàhn mó jeuhng"
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Pinyin"
],
"zh-pron": "maang⁴ jan⁴ mo² dzoeng⁶"
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Guangdong-Romanization"
],
"zh-pron": "mang⁴ yen⁴ mo² zêng⁶"
},
{
"ipa": "/maːŋ²¹ jɐn²¹ mɔː³⁵ t͡sœːŋ²²/",
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Sinological-IPA"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/mɑŋ³⁵ ʐən³⁵ mu̯ɔ⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵¹/"
},
{
"ipa": "/maːŋ²¹ jɐn²¹ mɔː³⁵ t͡sœːŋ²²/"
}
],
"word": "盲人摸象"
}
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"etymology_text": "From the Mahayana Mahaparinirvana Sutra. See Blind men and an elephant.",
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"lang": "Chinese",
"lang_code": "zh",
"literal_meaning": "Theblind man touches some parts of an elephant (and concludes what an elephant looks like).",
"pos": "phrase",
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"Chinese idioms",
"Chinese lemmas",
"Chinese terms spelled with 人",
"Chinese terms spelled with 摸",
"Chinese terms spelled with 盲",
"Chinese terms spelled with 象",
"Chinese terms with IPA pronunciation",
"Mandarin chengyu",
"Mandarin idioms",
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"glosses": [
"to draw (incorrect) conclusions from partial understanding"
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"draw",
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"conclusion",
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],
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"sounds": [
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"zh-pron": "mángrénmōxiàng"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"bopomofo"
],
"zh-pron": "ㄇㄤˊ ㄖㄣˊ ㄇㄛ ㄒㄧㄤˋ"
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Jyutping"
],
"zh-pron": "maang⁴ jan⁴ mo² zoeng⁶"
},
{
"tags": [
"Hanyu-Pinyin",
"Mandarin"
],
"zh-pron": "mángrénmōxiàng"
},
{
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"Mandarin",
"Tongyong-Pinyin"
],
"zh-pron": "mángrénmosiàng"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Wade-Giles"
],
"zh-pron": "mang²-jên²-mo¹-hsiang⁴"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Yale"
],
"zh-pron": "máng-rén-mwō-syàng"
},
{
"tags": [
"Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
"Mandarin"
],
"zh-pron": "mangrenmhoshianq"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Palladius"
],
"zh-pron": "манжэньмосян"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Palladius"
],
"zh-pron": "manžɛnʹmosjan"
},
{
"ipa": "/mɑŋ³⁵ ʐən³⁵ mu̯ɔ⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵¹/",
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Sinological-IPA"
]
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Yale"
],
"zh-pron": "màahng yàhn mó jeuhng"
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Pinyin"
],
"zh-pron": "maang⁴ jan⁴ mo² dzoeng⁶"
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Guangdong-Romanization"
],
"zh-pron": "mang⁴ yen⁴ mo² zêng⁶"
},
{
"ipa": "/maːŋ²¹ jɐn²¹ mɔː³⁵ t͡sœːŋ²²/",
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Sinological-IPA"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/mɑŋ³⁵ ʐən³⁵ mu̯ɔ⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵¹/"
},
{
"ipa": "/maːŋ²¹ jɐn²¹ mɔː³⁵ t͡sœːŋ²²/"
}
],
"synonyms": [
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"roman": "xiāzimōxiàng",
"word": "瞎子摸象"
},
{
"roman": "zhòngmángmōxiàng",
"word": "眾盲摸象／众盲摸象"
},
{
"roman": "zhòngmángmōxiàng",
"word": "眾盲摸象"
},
{
"roman": "zhòngmángmōxiàng",
"word": "众盲摸象"
}
],
"word": "盲人摸象"
}
Download raw JSONL data for 盲人摸象 meaning in All languages combined (2.8kB)
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