蠡酌管窥 — “To measure the sea with a calabash ladle and view the sky through a bamboo tube”
蠡酌管窥 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to have a shallow understanding or a very narrow and partial view of things”. Literally, “To measure the sea with a calabash ladle and view the sky through a bamboo tube”.
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What does 蠡酌管窥 mean?
蠡酌管窥 (lí zhuó guǎn kuī) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to have a shallow understanding or a very narrow and partial view of things”.
How do you pronounce 蠡酌管窥?
蠡酌管窥 is pronounced lí zhuó guǎn kuī in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 蠡酌管窥 literally mean?
Literally, 蠡酌管窥 means “to measure the sea with a calabash ladle and view the sky through a bamboo tube”. It is used to mean “to have a shallow understanding or a very narrow and partial view of things”.
What is the Chinese definition of 蠡酌管窥?
用瓢量海水，从竹管里看天。比喻见识浅薄，对事物的观察和了解很片面。