guǎn​zhōng​kuī​bào

to have a limited view

管中窥豹 管中窺豹 guǎn​zhōng​kuī​bào
to have a limited view
To look at something through a narrow tube; to miss the big picture or have a narrow, restricted perspective
to get a glimpse of the whole
To get a sense of the whole from seeing a small part (often used in the phrase 管中窥豹,可见一斑 guǎn​zhōng​kuī​bào​kě​jiàn​yī​bān)

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0.030 per million appears in 0% of films
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0.108 per million

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