瞎子摸象 xiā zǐ mō xiàng

xiā zǐ mō xiàng set phrase blind people touch an elephant; unable to see the big picture; to mistake the part for the whole; unable to see the wood for the trees
Domain: Idiom 成语
Notes: Idiom from Nirvana sutra 大般涅盘经 (CC-CEDICT '瞎子摸象')