摸象
mō xiàng
Pinyin

Definition

摸象
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mō xiàng
  1. to touch an elephant (of proverbial blind people)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

印象
yìn xiàng
  1. 1 impression
对象
duì xiàng
  1. 1 target
  2. 2 object
  3. 3 partner
  4. 4 boyfriend
  5. 5 girlfriend
  6. 6 CL:個|个[gè]
形象
xíng xiàng
  1. 1 image
  2. 2 form
  3. 3 figure
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè]
  5. 5 visualization
  6. 6 vivid
想象
xiǎng xiàng
  1. 1 to imagine
  2. 2 to fancy
  3. 3 CL:個|个[gè]
摸
mō
  1. 1 to feel with the hand
  2. 2 to touch
  3. 3 to stroke
  4. 4 to grope
  5. 5 to steal
  6. 6 to abstract
气象
qì xiàng
  1. 1 meteorological feature
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
  3. 3 meteorology
  4. 4 atmosphere
  5. 5 ambience
  6. 6 scene
现象
xiàn xiàng
  1. 1 phenomenon
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè],種|种[zhǒng]
  3. 3 appearance
象
xiàng
  1. 1 elephant
  2. 2 CL:隻|只[zhī]
  3. 3 shape
  4. 4 form
  5. 5 appearance
  6. 6 to imitate
假象
jiǎ xiàng
  1. 1 false appearance
  2. 2 facade
大象
dà xiàng
  1. 1 elephant
  2. 2 CL:隻|只[zhī]
好象
hǎo xiàng
  1. 1 to seem
  2. 2 to be like
想象力
xiǎng xiàng lì
  1. 1 imagination
抽象
chōu xiàng
  1. 1 abstract
  2. 2 abstraction
  3. 3 CL:種|种[zhǒng]
捉摸
zhuō mō
  1. 1 to fathom
  2. 2 to make sense of
  3. 3 to grasp
摸爬滚打
mō pá gǔn dǎ
  1. 1 to go through challenging experiences
  2. 2 to become seasoned (in one's profession etc)
摸索
mō suo
  1. 1 to feel about
  2. 2 to grope about
  3. 3 to fumble
  4. 4 to do things slowly
摸黑
mō hēi
  1. 1 to grope about in the dark
抚摸
fǔ mō
  1. 1 to gently caress and stroke
  2. 2 to pet
  3. 3 to fondle
景象
jǐng xiàng
  1. 1 scene
  2. 2 sight (to behold)
气象台
qì xiàng tái
  1. 1 meteorological office
  2. 2 weather forecasting office

Idioms (13)

丈二和尚，摸不着头脑
zhàng èr hé shang , mō bu zháo tóu nǎo
  1. 1 lit. like a three-meter high monk, you can't rub his head (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. at a total loss
人心不足蛇吞象
rén xīn bù zú shé tūn xiàng
  1. 1 a man who is never content is like a snake trying to swallow an elephant (idiom)
偷鸡摸狗
tōu jī mō gǒu
  1. 1 to imitate the dog and steal chicken (idiom)
  2. 2 to pilfer
  3. 3 to dally with women
  4. 4 to have affairs
合眼摸象
hé yǎn mō xiàng
  1. 1 to touch an elephant with closed eyes (idiom); to proceed blindly
摸着石头过河
mō zhe shí tou guò hé
  1. 1 to wade across the river, feeling for footholds as one goes (idiom)
  2. 2 to advance cautiously, step by step
  3. 3 to feel one's way forward
混水摸鱼
hún shuǐ mō yú
  1. 1 to fish in troubled water (idiom); to take advantage of a crisis for personal gain
  2. 2 also written 渾水摸魚|浑水摸鱼
浑水摸鱼
hún shuǐ mō yú
  1. 1 to fish in troubled water (idiom); to take advantage of a crisis for personal gain
狗嘴里吐不出象牙
gǒu zuǐ li tǔ bù chū xiàng yá
  1. 1 no ivory comes from the mouth of a dog (idiom)
  2. 2 no good words are to be expected from a scoundrel
盲人摸象
máng rén mō xiàng
  1. 1 blind people touch an elephant (idiom, from Nirvana sutra 大般涅槃經|大般涅盘经[dà bān Niè pán jīng]); fig. unable to see the big picture
  2. 2 to mistake the part for the whole
  3. 3 unable to see the wood for the trees
众盲摸象
zhòng máng mō xiàng
  1. 1 multitude of blind people touch an elephant (idiom, from Nirvana sutra 大般涅槃經|大般涅盘经[dà bān Niè pán jīng]); fig. unable to see the big picture
  2. 2 to mistake the part for the whole
  3. 3 unable to see the wood for the trees
瞎子摸象
xiā zi mō xiàng
  1. 1 blind people touch an elephant (idiom, from Nirvana sutra 大般涅槃經|大般涅盘经[dà bān Niè pán jīng]); fig. unable to see the big picture
  2. 2 to mistake the part for the whole
  3. 3 unable to see the wood for the trees
万象更新
wàn xiàng gēng xīn
  1. 1 (in the spring) nature takes on a new look (idiom)
险象环生
xiǎn xiàng huán shēng
  1. 1 dangers spring up all around (idiom); surrounded by perils

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