One way and nine ways
It is a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is y ī Ku ā ngji ǔ h é, which means Guan Zhong assisted Duke Huan of Qi in the spring and Autumn period to establish hegemony. Later, it also refers to the important events of founding a country. It comes from the biography of Zheng Wan in the old book of Tang Dynasty.
Idiom usage
Guan Zhong has made great contributions to the peace and stability of the outside world. Xia Jingqu's exposure of the old man in Qing Dynasty volume 72
The origin of Idioms
According to the biography of Zheng Yao in the old book of Tang Dynasty, "when I first became an official in the army, I took care of him. I gave him the precepts of repeated orders and made a plan of nine combinations."
Chinese PinYin : yī kuāng jiǔ hé
One way and nine ways
We are anxious about gain and loss. guǐ dé guǐ shī