はりのあなからてんのぞく
Meanings
Expression
Verb (5-dan, く)
Idiomatic
1. to have a narrow view of things; (lit.) to peek at the sky through the eye of a needle
Composed of
eye of a needle
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)