infer the whole matter after hearing but one point

infer the whole matter after hearing but one point

Wen yizhier, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is w é NY ī zh ī è R, which means you can understand a lot when you hear a little. Description is good at analogy. From the Analects of Confucius gongyechang.

The origin of Idioms

In the Analects of Confucius, gongyechang, written by Lu kongqiu in the spring and Autumn Period: "how dare I hope to return? When you return, you will hear one to know ten, and when you give one to know two. "

Idiom story

In the spring and Autumn period, the son of Confucius was very eloquent and diplomatic. Qi Guotian often wanted to attack the state of Lu. Confucius sent Zigong to lobby, so Zigong provoked the contradiction among Qi, Wu and Jin, and let the state of Lu avoid war. Confucius asked Zi Gong and Yan Hui which one is better. Zi Gong said that Yan Hui could only know one thing and two things.

Idiom usage

He is good at analogy

Examples

The ancients said that when they told you to turn left, you would know to turn right. The 35th story of Empress Dowager Cixi by Cai Dongfan

Analysis of Idioms

Synonym: Wen Yi Zhi Shi