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Here, we present the idiom 「蠡酌管窺」. Below, you’ll find its explanation and examples of usage.
Measure the sea water with a ladle and look at the sky through a bamboo tube. It is a metaphor for having limited knowledge and a one-sided observation and understanding of things.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
lí zhuó guǎn kuī
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
lai5 jeuk3 gun2 kwai1
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