infer the whole matter after hearing but one point
Wen yizhier, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is w é NY ī zh ī è R, which means you can understand a lot when you hear a little. Description is good at analogy. From the Analects of Confucius gongyechang.
The origin of Idioms
In the Analects of Confucius, gongyechang, written by Lu kongqiu in the spring and Autumn Period: "how dare I hope to return? When you return, you will hear one to know ten, and when you give one to know two. "
Idiom story
In the spring and Autumn period, the son of Confucius was very eloquent and diplomatic. Qi Guotian often wanted to attack the state of Lu. Confucius sent Zigong to lobby, so Zigong provoked the contradiction among Qi, Wu and Jin, and let the state of Lu avoid war. Confucius asked Zi Gong and Yan Hui which one is better. Zi Gong said that Yan Hui could only know one thing and two things.
Idiom usage
He is good at analogy
Examples
The ancients said that when they told you to turn left, you would know to turn right. The 35th story of Empress Dowager Cixi by Cai Dongfan
Analysis of Idioms
Synonym: Wen Yi Zhi Shi
Chinese PinYin : wén yī zhī èr
infer the whole matter after hearing but one point
One crab is better than another. yī xiè bù rú yī xiè
be helpless and in the greatest straits. jì qióng lì jí
How can others snore when lying on the couch. wò tà zhī shàng,qǐ róng tā
make amends for previous faults by some good services. jiāng gōng bǔ guò