以偏概全
yǐ​piān​gài​quán

to generalize from a part to the whole

  • created sense approved 以偏概全 · yǐ​piān​gài​quán · to generalize from a part to the whole — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    以偏概全

    yǐ​piān​gài​quán

    to generalize from a part to the whole

    To use limited examples or a specific case to make an overly broad generalization about the whole; to judge the whole based on a single part.

    以 (literal) → 以 · yǐ · by means of 偏 (literal) → 偏 · piān · prejudiced 概 (literal) → 概 · gài · general 全 (literal) → 全 · quán · complete

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

    created sense