一通百通
yī​tōng​bǎi​tōng

grasp the core and the rest follows

  • created sense approved 一通百通 · yī​tōng​bǎi​tōng · grasp the core and the rest follows — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    一通百通

    yī​tōng​bǎi​tōng

    grasp the core and the rest follows

    Grasp the most fundamental point and everything else will naturally fall into place; understand one principle and you will understand a hundred related things.

    一 (literal) → 一 · yī · [as soon as] 通 (literal) → 通 · tōng · to understand 百 (literal) → 百 · bǎi · numerous 通 (literal) → 通 · tōng · to understand

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