窺豹一斑

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

CEDICT

比喻所見狹小，未見全貌。宋．李光〈與胡邦衡書〉：「三經新解未能遍閱，然嘗鼎一臠，窺豹一斑，亦足見其大略矣。」也作「管中窺豹」。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 窺豹 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