to see only a small part; to get a limited view
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesidiom
to see only one spot of the leopard; to have a very limited view
formal常用来批评观察片面、以偏概全的认识或方法。其完整形式或同源成语为“管中窥豹”。
Jǐn仅
píng凭
zhè这
yī一
gè个
shù数
jù据
jiù就
xià下
jié结
lùn论
，
wèi未
miǎn免
shì是
kuī窥
bào豹
yī一
bān斑
。
Drawing a conclusion based solely on this single piece of data is truly seeing only a glimpse of the whole picture.
Tā他
duì对
Zhōng中
guó国
wén文
huà化
de的
lǐ理
jiě解
zhǐ只
shì是
kuī窥
bào豹
yī一
bān斑
，
hái还
xū需
yào要
shēn深
rù入
xué学
xí习
。
His understanding of Chinese culture is just a glimpse; he needs to study it in depth.
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Diào调
chá查
bào报
gào告
ruò若
zhǐ只
cǎi采
fǎng访
jǐ几
gè个
rén人
，
qí其
jié结
guǒ果
nán难
miǎn免
kuī窥
bào豹
yī一
bān斑
，
quē缺
fá乏
dài代
biǎo表
xìng性
。
If the investigation report only interviews a few people, its results are inevitably limited and lack representativeness.