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