Definition of 管を以て天を窺う (くだをもっててんをうかがう)
くだもってんうかが
管を以て天を窺う
くだをもっててんをうかがう
kudawomottetenwoukagau
expression
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to make a personal judgment on a problem with little insight, to look at the sky through a tube (Zhuangzi)
See also:管窺 (かんき)
Related Kanji
管 | pipe, tube, wind instrument, drunken talk, control, jurisdiction |
以 | by means of, because, in view of, compared with |
天 | heavens, sky, imperial |
窺 | lie in wait, spy on, reconnoiter |