Fragmentary scales
It is a Chinese idiom. Pinyin is pi à NL í NC á NJI à, which means to describe a small part of things. From New Historiography: the old historiography of China.
The origin of Idioms
Liang Qichao's New Historiography: the old historiography of China: "sometimes we can see its fragmentary scale through the works of foreigners."
Idiom usage
As an object or attribute; used in figurative sentences
Chinese PinYin : piàn lín cán jiǎ
Fragmentary scales
one does not consider things outside his position. sī bù chū wèi
Hidden willows and hidden flowers. liǔ àn huā zhē
Be envious of fame and ability. jīn míng jì néng
all the malpractices have been abolished. fēng qīng bì jué
without any complaint to the end of one 's life. mò chǐ wú yuàn