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一隅三反
yī​yú​sān​fǎn

to draw broad inferences

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
  1. 一 yī numeral
    one
    one; the number 1; single; alone
  2. 隅 yú
    aspect
    (bound form) a single side or part of a matter
  3. 三 sān numeralverb
    many
    many; several; repeatedly; more than a few times
  4. 反 fǎn
    to infer
    to infer; to learn by analogy, such as in the idiom 举一反三 jǔ​yī​fǎn​sān