guǎn
kuī

idiom
formal

Meaning of 管窥蠡测

管窥蠡测 means to have a narrow perspective; to have limited insight or shallow understanding. Pronounced guǎn kuī lí cè.

  • to have a narrow perspective; to have limited insight or shallow understanding

Definitions & Examples

duì
zhè
ge
lǐng
de
liǎo
jiě
 
guò
shì
guǎn
kuī
 
gǎn
wàng
xià
jié
lùn
 

My understanding of this complex field is merely looking through a tube and measuring with a ladle; I dare not jump to conclusions.

Jǐn
píng
piān
bào
dào
jiù
duì
zhěng
ge
shì
jiàn
zuò
chū
pàn
duàn
 
wèi
miǎn
yǒu
xiē
guǎn
kuī
le
 

Judging the entire incident based solely on one news report is somewhat like looking at the sky through a pipe.

xué
shí
yuān
 
de
zhè
diǎn
jiàn
jiě
zài
kàn
lái
kǒng
zhǐ
shì
guǎn
kuī
 

He is very learned; my little insights probably seem like measuring the ocean with a ladle to him.