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隙中观斗
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隙中观斗

隙中观斗 — “To have a very narrow or incomplete view of a situation”

隙中观斗 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to have a very narrow or incomplete view of a situation”. To be unable to grasp the full picture due to limited perspective. Literally, “Watching a fight through a crack”.

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隙中观斗 Pronunciation and Pinyin

隙中观斗 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
隙
xì12a crack or an emotional rift
中
zhōng4middle, in, China, hit, win
观
guān6look, observe, view
斗
dòu4fight, struggle, contend

Example Sentence with 隙中观斗

他只看到事情的表面,如同隙中观斗,未能洞察问题的本质。
He only saw the surface of the matter, like watching a fight through a crack, failing to grasp the essence of the problem.

Idioms Related to 隙中观斗

More idioms starting with 隙

  • xì隙dà大qiáng墙huài坏Small flaw leads to disaster
  • xì隙xué穴zhī之kuī窥achieve objective through persistent effort

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Questions about 隙中观斗

What does 隙中观斗 mean?

隙中观斗 (xì zhōng guān dòu) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to have a very narrow or incomplete view of a situation”.

How do you pronounce 隙中观斗?

隙中观斗 is pronounced xì zhōng guān dòu in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 隙中观斗 literally mean?

Literally, 隙中观斗 means “Watching a fight through a crack”. It is used to mean “to have a very narrow or incomplete view of a situation”.

What is the Chinese definition of 隙中观斗?

隙:缝隙。从门缝中观看争斗。比喻看不到整个情况

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