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窺豹

简窥豹 · 繁窺豹

Mandarin · pinyin kuī bào

lit. to see one spot on a leopard
fig. a restricted view

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豹: bào · leopard, panther; surname
窥: kuī · peep, watch, spy on, pry

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1–4 · kui1 bao4

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