闻一知十
闻一知十
wén yī zhī shí
lit. to hear one and know ten (idiom); fig. explain one thing and (he) understands everything; a word to the wise
idiom
Traditional: 聞一知十
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- (idiom) lit. to hear one and know ten (idiom); fig. explain one thing and (he) understands everything
- a word to the wise
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Related Words
一问三不知(yī wèn sān bù zhī)· lit. to reply "don't know" whatever the question (idiom)
→博而不精(bó ér bù jīng)· extensive but not refined (idiom); to know something about everything
→知人者智，自知者明(zhī rén zhě zhì , zì zhī zhě míng)· those who understand others are clever, but those who know themselves are truly wise (idiom, from Laozi's 道德經|道德经[Dao4 de2 jing1]
→一分为二(yī fēn wéi èr)· one divides into two
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