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舉一反三

简举一反三 · 繁舉一反三

Mandarin · pinyin jǔ yī fǎn sān

to raise one and infer three
to deduce many things from one case (idiom)

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一: yī · one; a, an; alone
反: fǎn · reverse, opposite, contrary, anti
三: sān · three
举: jǔ · raise, lift up; recommend

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3–1–3–1 · ju3 yi1 fan3 san1

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geoi2 jat1 faan2 saam1

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(idiomatic) to learn by analogy; to infer other cases based on one instance

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