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略見一斑

简 略见一斑 · 繁 略見一斑
Mandarin · pinyin lüè jiàn yī bān

Meanings

  1. lit. to glimpse just one spot (of the leopard) (idiom)
  2. fig. to get an inkling of the whole picture
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Characters in this entry

略
lüè · approximately, roughly; outline
見
jiàn · see, observe, behold; perceive; Kangxi radical 147
一
yī · one; a, an; alone
斑
bān · mottled, striped, freckle
见
jiàn · see, observe, behold; perceive
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4–4–1–1 · lu:e4 jian4 yi1 ban1

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

loek6 gin3 jat1 baan1

Cantonese word readings for 略見一斑. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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loek6 gin3 jat1 baan1

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略見一斑 · lu:e4 jian4 yi1 ban1
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Exact source record略見一斑 略见一斑 [lu:e4 jian4 yi1 ban1] /lit. to glimpse just one spot (of the leopard) (idiom)/fig. to get an inkling of the whole picture/