群盲象を撫でる

ぐんもうぞうをなでる
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A proverb meaning people with only partial knowledge judge the whole from their limited perspective — they misunderstand the bigger picture (literally: blind men feeling an elephant).

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Examples

社内の噂は一部の情報だけで広がり、まるで群盲象を撫でるようだ。

Rumors in the company spread based on partial information, like blind men feeling an elephant.

彼らはデータの一部しか見ていない。群盲象を撫でる状態だ。

They're only looking at part of the data — it's a case of blind men feeling an elephant.