deduce by analogy

deduce by analogy

In Chinese, Pinyin is y ī y ú s ā NF ǎ n, which means to know the situation and reason of many things by analogy from the situation and reason of one thing. From the Analects of Confucius.

Analysis of Idioms

Draw inferences from one instance

The origin of Idioms

In the Analects of Confucius, it is said that "if you are not indignant or angry, if you are not sentimental, if you do not raise one corner, if you do not raise three corners, you will not be able to raise them."

Idiom usage

He is good at analogy. Examples: in the beginning of the year, old habits were polished. The epitaph of Chen qianchu written by Huang Zongxi in the Qing Dynasty and the epitaph of Mr. Chen Ganchu written by Huang Lizhou in the Ming Dynasty: "in the early days of the reign of the emperor, there are three reverses in one corner. 」