基本解释
拼音:zhòng máng mō xiàng
注音:ㄓㄨㄥˋㄇㄤˊㄇㄛㄒㄧㄤˋ
解释:许多瞎子摸象,摸到象腿的说象一根柱子,摸到象身子的说象一堵墙,摸到象尾的说象一条蛇,互相争论不休。比喻看问题以偏概全。
出处:《大般涅槃经》三二:“其触牙者即言象形如芦菔根,其触耳者言象如箕,其触头者言象如石,其触鼻者言象如杵,其触脚者言象如木臼,其触脊者言象如床,其触腹者言象如甕,其触尾者言象如绳。”
单字解释:
众
盲
摸
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英语解释
Many blind people feel the elephant, feel the elephant leg and say like a pillar, feel the elephant body and say like a wall, and feel the elephant tail and say like a snake. They argue with each other endlessly. Metaphor looks at the problem in a partial way.