created sense approved 问羊知马/問羊知馬 · wènyángzhīmǎ · to find the truth indirectly — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
问羊知马 / 問羊知馬
wènyángzhīmǎ
to find the truth indirectly
to deduce the truth or core facts of a situation by investigating related side issues or comparing similar items
问 (literal) → 问/問 · wèn · to ask 羊 (literal) → 羊 · yáng · sheep 知 (literal) → 知 · zhī · to distinguish 马 (literal) → 马/馬 · mǎ · horse
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition