Learning Chinese is easier with our free resources! This series explains idioms and proverbs, valuable for various situations. Today’s idiom is 「眾盲摸象」, with more below.
In this introduction, we explore the idiom 「眾盲摸象」. Its definition and ways to use it are shown below.
Many blind men touched an elephant. The one who touched the elephant’s leg said it was like a pillar, the one who touched the elephant’s body said it was like a wall, and the one who touched the elephant’s tail said it was like a snake. They argued endlessly with each other. A metaphor for generalizing a problem.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
zhòng máng mō xiàng
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
jung3 maang4 mo2 jeung6
There are a countless number of Chinese idioms, each with unique meanings and applications. We’ve provided these resources to help guide you as you dive deeper into learning Chinese.
