管中窥豹

guǎn zhōng kuī bào

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Definitions

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

Child Words of 管中窥豹

中
zhōng

within

中
zhòng

to hit (the mark)

管
guǎn

to take care (of)

豹
bào

leopard

窥
kuī

to peep

窥豹
kuī bào

lit. to see one spot on a leopard