guǎn​kuī

restricted view

  • created reference approved 管窥/管窺 → 管窥/管闚 (variant) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    管窥 / 管窺 guǎn​kuī

    管窥 / 管闚 guǎn​kuī

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  • created sense approved 管窥/管闚 · guǎn​kuī · restricted view — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    管窥 / 管闚

    guǎn​kuī

    restricted view

    (variant form) to have a restricted view; to look at something through a tube and see only a small part of it

    管 (literal) → 管 · guǎn · tube 窥 (literal) → 窥/窺 · kuī · to peep

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  • created sense approved 管窥/管窺 · guǎn​kuī · to have a restricted view — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    管窥 / 管窺

    guǎn​kuī

    to have a restricted view

    To look at something through a bamboo tube; figuratively used to describe having a narrow or limited perspective, often used as a polite way to refer to one's own opinions.

    管 (literal) → 管 · guǎn · tube 窥 (literal) → 窥/窺 · kuī · to peep

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