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一孔之見

简一孔之见 · 繁一孔之見

Mandarin · pinyin yī kǒng zhī jiàn

(idiom) partial view; limited outlook

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一: yī · one; a, an; alone
孔: kǒng · opening, hole, orifice; great
之: zhī · marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to
見: jiàn · see, observe, behold; perceive; Kangxi radical 147
见: jiàn · see, observe, behold; perceive

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1–3–1–4 · yi1 kong3 zhi1 jian4

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jat1 hung2 zi1 gin3

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(idiomatic) a narrow view; a limited outlook

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