blind people touch an elephant (idiom, from Nirvana sutra 大般涅槃經|大般涅盘经[]) / fig. unable to see the big picture / to mistake the part for the whole / unable to see the wood for the trees
Headword or pronunciation盲人摸象
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goalball (Paralympic sport)
Headword or pronunciation盲人门球
Homo erectus
Headword or pronunciation直立人
match (couple) / persons well suited for each other
Headword or pronunciation相配人
(dialect) to treat sb according to their social status, relationship with them etc (idiom) / not to treat everyone equally favorably
Headword or pronunciation看人下菜碟儿
to treat people according to their rank and one's relationship with them (idiom)
Headword or pronunciation看人行事
janitor / watchman
Headword or pronunciation看门人
a bird-watcher
Headword or pronunciation看鸟人
the sage presents as an ordinary person (idiom)
Headword or pronunciation真人不露相
real-life version (of some imaginary character)
Headword or pronunciation真人版
(TV) reality show
Headword or pronunciation真人秀
wizard / magician
Headword or pronunciation眩人
(lit.) when everybody gathers fuel, the flames are higher (proverb) / (fig.) the more people, the more strength
Headword or pronunciation众人拾柴火焰高
universally admired / highly esteemed by everyone
Headword or pronunciation众人敬仰
(idiom) to fondly remember a person on seeing sth one associates with them
Headword or pronunciation睹物思人
pupil (of the eye)
Headword or pronunciation瞳人
(idiom) expert at appointing people according to their abilities / to put the right people in the right places
Headword or pronunciation知人善任
one may know a person for a long time without understanding his true nature (idiom)
Headword or pronunciation知人知面不知心
those who understand others are intelligent, but those who know themselves are truly wise (idiom, from Laozi's 道德經|道德经[])
Headword or pronunciation知人者智，自知者明
public figure / celebrity
Headword or pronunciation知名人士
dwarf
Headword or pronunciation矮人
Negrito
Headword or pronunciation矮黑人
annoying / bothersome / to fret / to be peevish
Headword or pronunciation磨人
social worker
Headword or pronunciation社工人
God / deity
Headword or pronunciation神人
clergy / cleric
Headword or pronunciation神职人员
nobody will find fault with extra courtesy (idiom) / courtesy costs nothing
Headword or pronunciation礼多人不怪
sufferings brought about by Confucian ethics
Headword or pronunciation礼教吃人
slight present but weighty meaning (idiom) / It's not the present the counts, it's the thought behind it.
Headword or pronunciation礼轻人意重
goose feather sent from afar, a slight present but weighty meaning (idiom) / It's not the present the counts, it's the thought behind it.
Headword or pronunciation礼轻人意重，千里送鹅毛
(gaming) server emulator / private server
Headword or pronunciation私人服务器
private key (in encryption)
Headword or pronunciation私人钥匙
scientific and technical staff
Headword or pronunciation科技人员
(scientific) researcher
Headword or pronunciation科研人员
inspector
Headword or pronunciation稽查人员
cave man
Headword or pronunciation穴居人
trapeze artist / frequent flyer
Headword or pronunciation空中飞人
the poor are ignored in the busiest city / the rich will find relatives in the deepest mountain
Headword or pronunciation穷在闹市无人问，富在深山有远亲
fool / stupid person
Headword or pronunciation笨人
first-person shooter (video game genre)
Headword or pronunciation第一人称射击
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