cháng​dǐng​yī​luán

to judge the whole from a part

Senses

尝鼎一脔/ 嘗鼎一臠 cháng​dǐng​yī​luán (also cháng​dǐng​yì​luán) to judge the whole from a part

to know the flavor of a whole pot of food by tasting a single piece of meat; metaphorically, to be able to judge the whole by examining a small part or sample

尝鼎一脔/ 嚐鼎一臠 cháng​dǐng​yī​luán judge the whole from a part

to taste a single piece of meat from a cauldron and know the flavor of the whole dish; to infer the general situation from a small sample

References

synonym 因小见大/因小見大 尝鼎一脔/嚐鼎一臠