管中窺豹

gun2 zung1 kwai1 paau3

lit. to see a leopard through a narrow tube (idiom); fig. to miss the big picture

2 Written Forms

Meanings

  1. lit. to see a leopard through a narrow tube (idiom); fig. to miss the big picture

Written Forms

管中窺豹Traditional · Main Form
管中窥豹Alternate Form

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