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问牛知马
wèn​niú​zhī​mǎ

to infer the truth from clues

Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
问牛知马 問牛知馬 wèn​niú​zhī​mǎ
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"

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Synonym

  • 问羊知马 wèn​yáng​zhī​mǎ
  • 举一反三 jǔ​yī​fǎn​sān
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