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    3. 管を以て天を窺う

    管を以て天を窺う

    管くだを​以もって​天てんを​窺うかがう​

    to have a narrow view of things

    NTVerbEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab48 strokes

    くだをもっててんをうかがう

    Verb

    1.
    to have a narrow view of things, to look at the sky through a tube
    idiomatic expression

    Stroke 0 / 48

    Speed1.0x

    Characters that make up this word

    管
    くだ…(2)
    pipe・tube・wind instrument・drunken talk・control…(1)
    Kanji
    以
    もっ.て…(2)
    by means of・because・in view of・compared with
    Kanji
    天
    あまつ・あめ・あま-…(7)
    heavens・sky・imperial
    Kanji
    窺
    うかが.う・のぞく…(1)
    lie in wait・spy on・reconnoiter
    Kanji
    を
    wo
    Kana
    て
    te
    Kana
    う
    u
    Kana
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