Guǎn zhōng kuī bào, kě jiàn yī bān.

管中窺豹, 可見一斑。

Lit Peek [at a] leopard through [a bamboo] tube, [and you] can [only] see one spot.

Fig Even though one has only a limited knowledge of something, one can imagine the entire thing.

Note [Cf. Jìn Shū: Wáng Xiàn Zhī Zhuàn; note: guǎnzhōng-kuībào is used as a chengyu meaning “having a limited view or knowledge of something.”]

Topics chengyu guǎnzhōng-kuībào IMAGINATION Jìn Shū PERSPECTIVE Wáng_Xiàn_Zhī_Zhuàn