瞎子摸象
word C2- blind people touch an elephant (idiom, from Nirvana sutra 大般涅槃經|大般涅盘经[da4 ban1 Nie4 pan2 jing1]); fig. unable to see the big picture
- to mistake the part for the whole
- unable to see the wood for the trees
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