infer other things from one fact(jǔ yī fǎn sān)

infer other things from one fact

To draw inferences from one instance, Chinese idioms, Pinyin is j ǔ y ī f ǎ ns ā n, which means to know something else by analogy. From the Analects of Confucius.

Idiom usage

It's a combination; it's a predicate, an attribute and an adverbial; it's commendatory. examples I learned to speak by virtue of a volume of poetic rhyme, but I can draw inferences from one instance. (the thirty fourth chapter of Wu Jianren's twenty years of witnessing the strange situation in Qing Dynasty)

The origin of Idioms

In the Analects of Confucius, it is said that "if you take one corner and don't take three instead, you won't get any more."

Idioms and allusions

Confucius once said to his students, "if you take one corner, if you don't take three instead, you won't be able to do it again." It means: "I'll give you one aspect. You should be able to deduce other aspects flexibly. If you can't, I won't teach you any more." Later, we changed the saying of Confucius into the idiom "draw inferences from one instance", which means that when you learn something, you should be able to think flexibly and apply it to other similar things. There is a saying in the Analects of Confucius Yongye: "if you are above the middle, you can say it in language; if you are below the middle, you can't say it in language.". Here, Confucius put forward the idea of "heuristic" teaching. In terms of teaching, Confucius opposed the practice of "cramming" and "filling the whole hall". Students are required to "draw inferences from one instance" and inspire and enlighten on the basis of students' full independent thinking, which is in line with the basic law of teaching and has far-reaching influence, and can still be used for reference in today's teaching process.

Analysis of Idioms

[synonym] comprehending, by analogy, and [antonym] swallowing, not understanding, tasting

Chinese PinYin : jǔ yī fǎn sān