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以一馭萬

简以一驭万 · 繁以一馭萬

Mandarin · pinyin yǐ yī yù wàn

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
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萬: Look up this written character
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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ji5 jat1 jyu6 maan6

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

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