4 characters Idiom and proverb 24 484

Progressing from characters to words and idioms marks advanced Chinese. This guide freely explains 「聞一知十」 for your learning.

Today’s idiom is 「聞一知十」. We’ve outlined its meaning and practical application below.

Hearing a little can help you understand a lot. Describes someone who is good at making analogies.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

wén yī zhī shí

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

man4 yat1 ji1 sap6

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