管中窥豹

have a restricted view of sth.

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ab uno disce omnes

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guan3 zhong1 kui1 bao4

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

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管中窥豹

guǎn zhōng kuī bào

（比喻只见到事物的一部分） look at a leopard through a tube -- to see only one spot; have a limited view of sth.; a peep through a tube at a leopard; from a part to a whole; from particulars to generals; from the individual to the universal; (a general law or reason) infer from particular facts or examples

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管中窺豹|管中窥豹 [guǎn zhōng kuī bào] ► lit. to see a leopard through a narrow tube (idiom); fig. to miss the big picture