針はりの穴あなから天てん覗のぞく

expression, godan verb (-ku)

have a narrow view of things; peek at the sky through the eye of a needle

Idiomatic expression meaning to have a very limited perspective, like trying to see the whole sky through a needle's eye. The literal gloss is provided for understanding the imagery.

• 彼かれの意い見けんは針はりの穴あなから天てん覗のぞくようなものだ。

  His opinion is like peeking at the sky through the eye of a needle.

• 針はりの穴あなから天てん覗のぞくでは、全ぜん体たい像ぞうは見みえない。

  If you have such a narrow view, you can't see the big picture.