略见一斑

Traditional: 略見一斑

lüè jiàn yī bān

Dictionary entry

lit. to glimpse just one spot (of the leopard) (idiom)

What does 略见一斑 mean?

略见一斑 (lüè jiàn yī bān) has the following dictionary meaning.

1lit. to glimpse just one spot (of the leopard) (idiom)

2fig. to get an inkling of the whole picture

Character breakdown

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略lüèbrief; sketchy · outline; summary 见jiànto see · to meet 一yīone · single 斑bānspot · colored patch

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略见一斑

lüè jiàn yī bān

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