盲人摸象 in Chinese

IPA: /mɑŋ³⁵ ʐən³⁵ mu̯ɔ⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵¹/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /maːŋ²¹ jɐn²¹ mɔː³⁵ t͡sœːŋ²²/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /mɑŋ³⁵ ʐən³⁵ mu̯ɔ⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵¹/, /maːŋ²¹ jɐn²¹ mɔː³⁵ t͡sœːŋ²²/ Chinese transliterations: mángrénmōxiàng [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄇㄤˊ ㄖㄣˊ ㄇㄛㄒㄧㄤˋ [Mandarin, bopomofo], maang⁴ jan⁴ mo² zoeng⁶ [Cantonese, Jyutping], mángrénmōxiàng [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], mángrénmosiàng [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], mang²-jên²-mo¹-hsiang⁴ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], máng-rén-mwō-syàng [Mandarin, Yale], mangrenmhoshianq [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], манжэньмосян [Mandarin, Palladius], manžɛnʹmosjan [Mandarin, Palladius], màahng yàhn mó jeuhng [Cantonese, Yale], maang⁴ jan⁴ mo² dzoeng⁶ [Cantonese, Pinyin], mang⁴ yen⁴ mo² zêng⁶ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: From Mahayana Mahaparinirvana Sutra. See Blind men and an elephant. Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 盲人摸象

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          "understanding"
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      "synonyms": [
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          "roman": "xiāzimōxiàng",
          "word": "瞎子摸象"
        },
        {
          "word": "眾盲摸象／众盲摸象"
        },
        {
          "word": "眾盲摸象"
        },
        {
          "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"
    },
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        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "mángrénmōxiàng"
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        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
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      "zh-pron": "mángrénmosiàng"
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        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "mang²-jên²-mo¹-hsiang⁴"
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        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
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      "zh-pron": "máng-rén-mwō-syàng"
    },
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        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "mangrenmhoshianq"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "манжэньмосян"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "manžɛnʹmosjan"
    },
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    {
      "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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      "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/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "roman": "xiāzimōxiàng",
      "word": "瞎子摸象"
    },
    {
      "word": "眾盲摸象／众盲摸象"
    },
    {
      "word": "眾盲摸象"
    },
    {
      "word": "众盲摸象"
    }
  ],
  "word": "盲人摸象"
}

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"盲人摸象" meaning in Chinese

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