4 characters Idiom and proverb 27 66

Here’s a free resource for learning Chinese. This series focuses on idioms and proverbs, useful for various expressions. Today’s topic is 「舉一反三」, as shown below.

Here, we present the idiom 「舉一反三」. Below, you’ll find its explanation and examples of usage.

Counter: by analogy. A metaphor is to understand many other things by analogy from one thing.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

jǔ yī fǎn sān

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

geui2 yat1 faan2 saam1

Chinese idioms encompass an enormous variety, each rich in its meanings and uses. We’ve compiled these resources to support your efforts in learning the language.