管中窥豹 guǎn zhōng kuī bào

see only a small part; have a narrow view

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 89889th word

Definitions

  1. 1. lit. to see a leopard through a narrow tube (idiom); fig. to miss the big picture

Characters

Character Meaning
管 guǎn HSK 4
to manage; to be in charge of; to control
中 zhōng HSK 1
in; within; middle
窥 kuī
variant of 窺kuī; to peep; to pry into
豹 bào
leopard; panther