管を以て天を窺う
くだをもっててんをうかがう
Meanings
- Expression, Godan verb to have a narrow view of things (literally: to look at the sky through a tube) See also: 管窺 (かんき).
Kanji
- 管 administer. Read as くだ.
- 以 from. Read as もって.
- 天 heaven. Read as テン.
- 窺 lie in wait; spy on; reconnoiter. Read as うかがう.