盲人摸象，各执一端盲人摸象，各執一端盲人摸象，各執一端

blind men feeling an elephant, each holding to one part

Saying俗语俗語

Two-part saying歇后语歇後語 · In everyday use

Meaning: Each person insists on their own partial view and misses the whole picture. Critical; the English 'the blind men and the elephant' is the same story.

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Simplified: 盲人摸象，各执一端
Traditional (Taiwan): 盲人摸象，各執一端
Pinyin: mángrénmōxiàng, gè zhí yìduān
Bopomofo: ㄇㄤˊ ㄖㄣˊ ㄇㄛㄒㄧㄤˋ，ㄍㄜˋ ㄓˊ ㄧˋ ㄉㄨㄢ

Written with HSK 4 vocabulary, at CEFR level B1.

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各(gè)each

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