Idiom Explanation:
When you look at a leopard through a small hole in a bamboo tube, you see only a piece of the leopard’s body with spots.The metaphor is to see only a part of something.
Pronunciation:
管中窥豹
guǎn zhōng kuī bào
Origin book:
《世说新语·方正》：“门生辈轻其小儿，乃曰：‘ 此郎亦管中窥豹，时见一斑。’”
Origin Story:
According to historical records, the last son of Wang Xizhi, a famous calligrapher in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, was smart and clever. When he grew up, he became a famous calligrapher and was known as the “Two Kings” together with his father.
One day, some of his father’s students were playing cards. One day, some of his father’s students were playing cards, and Xianzhi, who was watching, was able to give advice to the others and say a few words about the industry. The students laughed at him and said, “This man is Looking at the leopard through the bamboo hole!” When Xianzhi heard them say this about him, he was very angry and said, “I am far from the ancients. I think I am only inferior to Xun Fengqian; but in recent times, I am only inferior to Liu Zhenchang.” After saying that, he flung away his sleeves and left.
