以管窥天 is an idiom

以管窥天yǐ guǎn kuī tiān

管：竹管；窥：从小孔或缝隙里看。通过竹管子的孔看天。比喻见闻狭隘或看事片面。

Origin 《庄子·秋水》：“是直用管窥天，用锥指地也，不亦小乎？”

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以㕥HSK 7–9

old variant of 以[yǐ]

以㠯HSK 7–9

old variant of 以[yǐ]

以HSK 7–9

abbr. for Israel 以色列[yǐ sè liè]

以HSK 7–9

1.to use2.by means of3.according to4.in order to+2 more +3 more

1.to look at sth through a bamboo tube2.to have a restricted view

天HSK 1

1.day2.sky3.heaven