Thầy bói sờ voi
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Meaning · English
To partially understand something
Literally: blind fortune teller feels elephant
Examples
Anh ấy chỉ thấy một phần của vấn đề, thật là thầy bói sờ voiHe only sees part of the problem, it's like a blind fortune teller feeling an elephant
AI-drafted example auto-approved by rule (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)
Sources & notes
Headword listed in the vdict.com proverb dictionary index (discovery source; headword only — no source content copied). Entered as candidate 2026-08-05; definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-08-08; pending editor spot-check.
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Common questions
What does “Thầy bói sờ voi” mean?
To partially understand something Literally: blind fortune teller feels elephant
Is “Thầy bói sờ voi” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.
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