略见一斑

略見一斑
lüèjiànyībān
  1. lit. to glimpse just one spot (of the leopard) (idiom)
  2. fig. to get an inkling of the whole picture

CEDICT

看到豹的一处斑纹，就可以想见它的样子。用以比喻看到事物的一部分，就可进而推想全貌。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

=1 略 lüè
  1. brief; sketchy
  2. outline; summary
  3. to omit
  4. (bound form before a single-character verb) a bit; somewhat; slightly
  5. plan; strategy
  6. to capture (territory)
=1 略 lüè variant of 略 lüè
2 见 jiàn
  1. to see
  2. to meet
  3. to appear (to be sth)
  4. to interview
  5. opinion
  6. view
3 一斑 yībān
  1. lit. one spot (on the leopard)
  2. fig. one small item in a big scheme