以一馭萬

简 以一驭万 · 繁 以一馭萬
Mandarin · pinyin yǐ yī yù wàn

Meanings

  1. to control a key point is to be master of the situation (idiom)
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以
yǐ · by means of; thereby, therefore; consider as; in order to
一
yī · one; a, an; alone
馭
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萬
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驭
yù · drive, ride; manage, control
万
wàn · mò · ten thousand; innumerable
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3–1–4–4 · yi3 yi1 yu4 wan4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

ji5 jat1 jyu6 maan6

Cantonese word readings for 以一馭萬. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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ji5 jat1 jyu6 maan6

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