hat6 zi2 mo2 zoeng6瞎子摸象

Jyutpinghat6 zi2 mo2 zoeng6
Yalehath jí mó jeungh

Definition

blind people touch an elephant (idiom, from Nirvana sutra 大般涅槃經|大般涅盘经[da4 ban1 Nie4 pan2 jing1]); fig. unable to see the big picture; unable to see the wood for the trees

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T1High level
T2High rising
T3Mid level
T4Low falling
T5Low rising
T6Low level

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hot3 hung1 jung1(bird species of China) brown-breasted flycatcher (Muscicapa muttui)
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hau5 zeoi2 doek3 faa1 niu5(bird species of China) thick-billed flowerpecker (Dicaeum agile)
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hei1 loi4 joeng4 wong5a place buzzing with activity (idiom)
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hau4 si1 deon6Houston, a city in Texas of United Stated
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