finger pointing at the moon

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Something serving to indicate, as opposed to the thing being indicated. idiomatic
    — In the Eastern religions we are reminded that a symbol is a finger pointing at the moon and should not be mistaken for the moon, but nevertheless the pointing finger enables us to look in the right direction.

词形变化

fingers pointing at the moon plural

词源

From Buddhism.
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