管中窥豹(guǎn zhōng kuī bào)

4 charactersTrad. 管中窺豹

lit. to see a leopard through a narrow tube (idiom)

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Word information

Pinyin
guǎn zhōng kuī bào
Meaning
lit. to see a leopard through a narrow tube (idiom); fig. to miss the big picture
HSK level
Characters
4
Traditional
管中窺豹

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