wén​yī​zhī​shí

to deduce much from little

Senses

闻一知十/ 聞一知十 wén​yī​zhī​shí to deduce much from little

(idiom) to understand everything from a single hint; to be highly perceptive and capable of broad deduction from limited information

References

synonym 举一反三/舉一反三 → 闻一知十/聞一知十