lit. eyes obscured by a single leaf (idiom)

fig. not seeing the wider picture

• wǒmenbùnéngyīyèzhàngmù.

  我们不能一叶障目。🔊

  We cannot allow a single leaf to obstruct our vision.

can't see the wood for the trees

• tāyīyèzhàngmù,kànbúdàowèntídequánmào.

  他一叶障目，看不到问题的全貌。🔊

  He couldn't see the whole picture of the problem because a single leaf blocked his view.

lit. eyes obscured by a single leaf (idiom)

fig. not seeing the wider picture

• wǒmenbùnéngyīyèzhàngmù.

  我们不能一叶障目。🔊

  We cannot allow a single leaf to obstruct our vision.

can't see the wood for the trees

• tāyīyèzhàngmù,kànbúdàowèntídequánmào.

  他一叶障目，看不到问题的全貌。🔊

  He couldn't see the whole picture of the problem because a single leaf blocked his view.