隅反
yú​fǎn

to infer by analogy

  • created sense approved 隅反 · yú​fǎn · to infer by analogy — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    隅反

    yú​fǎn

    to infer by analogy

    To assess, understand, or visualize something by inference; to use analogy or reasoning to understand a whole from a part. Based on the [[论语|論語|lun2 yu3]] concept of 'lifting one corner and not being able to infer the other three'

    隅 (literal) → 隅 · yú · aspect 反 (literal) → 反 · fǎn · to infer

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