My humble opinion
In Chinese, Pinyin is l í C è Gu ǎ Nku ī, which means one-sided and narrow understanding, unable to see the whole of things. It comes from the biography of Dongfang Shuo in the history of Han Dynasty.
The origin of Idioms
According to the biography of Dongfang Shuo in the book of Han Dynasty, "how can you see the sky through a tube, measure the sea through a Li, and strike the bell with a rice tray? How can you understand its coherence, study its literary theory, and pronounce its sound?"
Idiom usage
Li Yu Lin selected hundreds of Tang poems, which are not the essence of each school. To the ancient five characters, you have a glimpse. (on zhenyizhai poems by Li Chonghua in Qing Dynasty)
Chinese PinYin : lǐ cè guǎn kuī
My humble opinion
befog the minds of the people. gǔ huò rén xīn
be somewhat refined in one 's rough way. cū zhōng yǒu xì
know one 's subordinates well enough to assign them jobs commensurate with their abilities. zhī rén shàn rèn