- 人(person; human (pictographic))
The character 人 depicts a person standing with legs spread wide apart for stability.
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
The blind men feeling the elephant is a very interesting idiom.
to mistake the part for the whole
Blind men touching an elephant, each clinging to their own opinion.
unable to see the wood for the trees
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
The blind men feeling the elephant is a very interesting idiom.
to mistake the part for the whole
Blind men touching an elephant, each clinging to their own opinion.
unable to see the wood for the trees
The character 人 depicts a person standing with legs spread wide apart for stability.
A hand groping in the darkness to search and feel around when you can't see anything.
The character 人 depicts a person standing with legs spread wide apart for stability.
A hand groping in the darkness to search and feel around when you can't see anything.
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
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
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The story of the blind men touching an elephant is very interesting.
The story of the blind men touching an elephant is very interesting.