一隅三反 yīyúsānfǎn to draw broad inferences Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 一 yī numeral one one; the number 1; single; alone隅 yú aspect (bound form) a single side or part of a matter三 sān numeralverb many many; several; repeatedly; more than a few times反 fǎn to infer to infer; to learn by analogy, such as in the idiom 举一反三 jǔyīfǎnsān