一斑 yībān

yībān noun one small item in a big scheme
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语

Contained in

• 窥豹一斑(窺豹一斑) see one spot on a leopard; a restricted view
• 可见一斑(可見一斑) understanding of a small part can lead to understanding of the whole
• 略见一斑(略見一斑) to glimpse just one spot (of the panther); to get an inkling of the whole picture

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Truncated for common words

• 卷八十 列傳第五十 王羲之 Volume 80 Biographies 50: Wang Xizhi Book of Jin 晉書 — count: 1