管中窺豹

管中窥豹
guǎnzhōngkuībào
lit. to see a leopard through a narrow tube (idiom); fig. to miss the big picture

CEDICT

to see only part of the big picture; to have only a limited view of something

Wiktionary

比喻所見狹小，未得全貌。《晉書．卷八○．王羲之傳》：「此郎亦管中窺豹，時見一班。」也作「窺豹一斑」。

重編國語辭典

從管中看豹，只能看到一小部分，不能得到事物的全貌，比喻目光短淺、孤陋寡聞

維基詞典

Entry Composition

=1 管 guǎn variant of 管 guǎn
=1 管 guǎn
  1. to take care (of)
  2. to control
  3. to manage
  4. to be in charge of
  5. to look after
  6. to run
  7. to care about
  8. tube
  9. pipe
  10. woodwind
  11. classifier for tube-shaped objects
  12. particle similar to 把 bǎ in 管...叫 constructions
  13. writing brush
  14. (coll.) to
  15. towards
2 中 zhōng
  1. within; among; in
  2. middle; center
  3. while (doing sth); during
  4. (dialect) OK; all right
3 窺豹 kuībào
  1. lit. to see one spot on a leopard
  2. fig. a restricted view