created reference approved 问牛知马/問牛知馬 → 问羊知马/問羊知馬 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
问牛知马 / 問牛知馬 wènniúzhīmǎ
问羊知马 / 問羊知馬 wènyángzhīmǎ
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created reference approved 问牛知马/問牛知馬 → 举一反三/舉一反三 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
问牛知马 / 問牛知馬 wènniúzhīmǎ
举一反三 / 舉一反三 jǔyīfǎnsān
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created sense approved 问牛知马/問牛知馬 · wènniúzhīmǎ · to infer the truth from clues — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
问牛知马 / 問牛知馬
wènniúzhīmǎ
to infer the truth from clues
to infer the truth of a situation by asking indirect questions; literally "to ask about the price of an ox and thereby know the price of a horse"
问 (literal) → 问/問 · wèn · to ask 牛 (literal) → 牛 · niú · ox 知 (literal) → 知 · zhī · to know 马 (literal) → 马/馬 · mǎ · horse
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