There are 5 total results for your 摸象 search.
| Characters | Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
摸象 see styles |
mō xiàng mo1 xiang4 mo hsiang mozō |
to touch an elephant (of proverbial blind people) The blind man who tried to describe an elephant by feeling it, v. Nirvāṇa Sūtra 32. |
合眼摸象 see styles |
hé yǎn mō xiàng he2 yan3 mo1 xiang4 ho yen mo hsiang |
to touch an elephant with closed eyes (idiom); to proceed blindly |
盲人摸象 see styles |
máng rén mō xiàng mang2 ren2 mo1 xiang4 mang jen mo hsiang |
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 |
眾盲摸象 众盲摸象 see styles |
zhòng máng mō xiàng zhong4 mang2 mo1 xiang4 chung mang mo hsiang |
multitude of 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 |
瞎子摸象 see styles |
xiā zi mō xiàng xia1 zi5 mo1 xiang4 hsia tzu mo hsiang |
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 |
Entries with 2nd row of characters: The 2nd row is Simplified Chinese.
This page contains 5 results for "摸象" in Chinese and/or Japanese.Information about this dictionary:
Apparently, we were the first ones who were crazy enough to think that western people might want a combined Chinese, Japanese, and Buddhist dictionary.
A lot of westerners can't tell the difference between Chinese and Japanese - and there is a reason for that. Chinese characters and even whole words were borrowed by Japan from the Chinese language in the 5th century. Much of the time, if a word or character is used in both languages, it will have the same or a similar meaning. However, this is not always true. Language evolves, and meanings independently change in each language.
Example: The Chinese character 湯 for soup (hot water) has come to mean bath (hot water) in Japanese. They have the same root meaning of "hot water", but a 湯屋 sign on a bathhouse in Japan would lead a Chinese person to think it was a "soup house" or a place to get a bowl of soup. See this: Japanese Bath House
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