一隅三反
yī​yú​sān​fǎn

to draw broad inferences

  • created reference approved 一隅三反 → 举一反三/舉一反三 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    一隅三反 yī​yú​sān​fǎn

    举一反三 / 舉一反三 jǔ​yī​fǎn​sān

    same_as

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 一隅三反 · yī​yú​sān​fǎn · to draw broad inferences — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    一隅三反

    yī​yú​sān​fǎn

    to draw broad inferences

    To be able to infer many things from a single instance; same as [[举一反三|舉一反三|ju3 yi1 fan3 san1]]

    yì​yú​sān​fǎn

    一 (literal) → 一 · yī · one 隅 (literal) → 隅 · yú · aspect 三 (literal) → 三 · sān · many 反 (literal) → 反 · fǎn · to infer

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense