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聞一知十

简闻一知十 · 繁聞一知十

Mandarin · pinyin 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

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2–1–1–2 · wen2 yi1 zhi1 shi2

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man4 jat1 zi1 sap6

Cantonese word readings for 聞一知十. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

man4 jat1 zi1 sap6

Pleco · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Word reading; meanings not aligned.

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(idiomatic) to be quick on the uptake; to understand the whole situation from just a few clues