举一反三

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这个成语，我反正就是不能好好表达出来，谢谢！

Proposed translations (English)

4 +3

4 mins

Kirby Chan

China

Native in Chinese

Selected

infer other things from one fact; draw inferences about other cases from one instance

for your reference.

Peer comment(s):

agree	TomSpin : ABC Chinese-English Dictionary 1 hr
	thanks
agree	TRANS4CHINA 16 hrs
	thanks
agree	Francis Fine : Origin: one sentence in Confucian classics, Lunyu: 举一隅。。以三隅反, meaning metaphorically that if you know (can locate) one corner (and/or one foot) of a table, you should be able to locate the entire square-shaped object. 17 hrs
	thanks

4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Great, Kirby, thank you! Thanks, everyone!"