管窥

管窥
guǎnkuī

to look at sth through a bamboo tube

2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings

MEANING

  1. verb

    to look at sth through a bamboo tube

    • Looking through a narrow tube and measuring the sea with a small cup, it is hard to avoid one-sidedness.

  2. verb

    to have a restricted view

    • Peering through a bamboo tube and measuring the sea with a small gourd, it is hard to avoid a biased perspective.

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CHARACTER ANALYSIS

A bamboo tube is managed by officials, so 管 means both tube and to manage.

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