窥豹一斑

窺豹一斑
kuībàoyībān
lit. see one spot on a leopard (idiom); fig. a restricted view

CEDICT

比喻所见狭小，未见全貌。宋．李光〈与胡邦衡书〉：「三经新解未能遍阅，然尝鼎一脔，窥豹一斑，亦足见其大略矣。」也作「管中窥豹」。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 窥豹 kuībào
  1. lit. to see one spot on a leopard
  2. fig. a restricted view
2 一斑 yībān
  1. lit. one spot (on the leopard)
  2. fig. one small item in a big scheme