thầy bói xem voi

Vietnamese

Etymology

Calque of Chinese 盲人摸象 (mángrénmōxiàng). See there for further details.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tʰəj˨˩ ʔɓɔj˧˦ sɛm˧˧ vɔj˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [tʰəj˦˩ ʔɓɔj˨˩˦ sɛm˧˧ vɔj˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [tʰəj˨˩ ʔɓɔj˦˥ sɛm˧˧ vɔj˧˧] ~ [tʰəj˨˩ ʔɓɔj˦˥ sɛm˧˧ jɔj˧˧]

Idiom

thầy bói xem voi

  1. to see only a part of the whole; to draw incorrect conclusions due to a partial understanding
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