以管窺天

Chinese

to use; according to; so as to
to use; according to; so as to; in order to; by; with; because; Israel (abbrev.)
 
to take care (of); to control; to manage
to take care (of); to control; to manage; to be in charge of; to look after; to run; tube; pipe
 
 peep; pry into day; sky; heaven
trad. (以管窺天) 以 管 窺 天
simp. (以管窥天) 以 管 窥 天
Literally: “to look at the sky through a tube”.

Pronunciation

Idiom

以管窺天

  1. to have narrow and superficial knowledge and views

Synonyms

  • 以管窺豹／以管窥豹
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