见其一未见其二 — “To know one aspect of a matter but not the other”
见其一未见其二 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to know one aspect of a matter but not the other”. To have an incomplete or partial understanding of things. Literally, “see one but not the second”.
见其一未见其二 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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What does 见其一未见其二 mean?
见其一未见其二 (jiàn qí yī wèi jiàn qí èr) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to know one aspect of a matter but not the other”.
How do you pronounce 见其一未见其二?
见其一未见其二 is pronounced jiàn qí yī wèi jiàn qí èr in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 见其一未见其二 literally mean?
Literally, 见其一未见其二 means “see one but not the second”. It is used to mean “to know one aspect of a matter but not the other”.
What is the Chinese definition of 见其一未见其二?
知道事物的一方面，不知道还有另一方面。形容对事物的了解不全面。