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一通百通

Mandarin · pinyin yī tōng bǎi tōng

grasp this fundamental point and all the rest will follow (idiom)

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一: yī · one; a, an; alone
通: tōng · pass through; common; communicate
百: bǎi · one hundred; numerous, many

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1–1–3–1 · yi1 tong1 bai3 tong1

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(abbreviation, alt-of, idiomatic) short for 一法通，百法通 (yī fǎ tōng, bǎi fǎ tōng)

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