略见一斑 lüè jiàn yī bān

DEFINITIONS

  1. lit. to glimpse just one spot (of the panther) (idiom)
  2. fig. to get an inkling of the whole picture

CHARACTERS

略 lüè approximately, roughly; outline
见 jiàn see, observe, behold; perceive
一 yī one; a, an; alone
斑 bān mottled, striped, freckle