leopard spot; small part; glimpse
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
a spot on a leopard's fur; a small part of something; a glimpse
Most commonly used in the idiom 管中窥豹，可见一斑 (guǎn zhōng kuī bào, kě jiàn yī bān), meaning to see only a small part of the whole from a limited perspective.
Guǎn管
zhōng中
kuī窥
bào豹
，
kě可
jiàn见
yī一
bān斑
。
Looking at a leopard through a tube, one can only see one spot—limited perspective yields limited understanding.
Cǐ此
shì事
kě可
jiàn见
yī一
bān斑
，
bù不
bì必
zhuì赘
shù述
。
This matter can be glimpsed from this example; there is no need to elaborate further.
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Cóng从
zhè这
xiē些
shù数
jù据
zhōng中
kě可
jiàn见
yī一
bān斑
。
A glimpse of this can be seen from this data.