聞一知十

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Chinese

 
hear; news; celebrated
hear; news; celebrated; sniff at
 
one; single; a
one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)
 to know; to be aware ten
trad. (聞一知十) 聞 一 知 十
simp. (闻一知十) 闻 一 知 十
Literally: “hear one , know ten ”.

Etymology

From the Analects, Book 5 (《論語·公冶長》):

子謂子貢曰：「女與回也孰愈？」
對曰：「賜也何敢望回。回也聞一以知十，賜也聞一以知二。」 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
子谓子贡曰：「女与回也孰愈？」
对曰：「赐也何敢望回。回也闻一以知十，赐也闻一以知二。」 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
From: The Analects of Confucius, c. 475 – 221 BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
Zǐ wèi Zǐgòng yuē: “Nǚ yǔ Huí yě shú yù?”
Duì yuē: “Cì yě hégǎn wàng Huí. Huí yě wén yī yǐ zhī shí, cì yě wén yī yǐ zhī èr.”
The Master said to Zigong, "Which do you consider superior, yourself or Hui?"
Zigong replied, "How dare I compare myself with Hui? Hui hears one point and knows all about a subject; I hear one point, and know a second."

Pronunciation

Idiom

聞一知十

  1. to be quick on the uptake; to understand the whole situation from just a few clues

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (聞一知十):
  • → Korean: 문일지십(聞一知十) (muniljisip)

Others:

See also

Korean

Hanja in this term
聞一知十

Noun

聞一知十 • (muniljisip) (hangeul 문일지십)

  1. Hanja form? of 문일지십 (“being quick on the uptake; understanding the whole situation from just a few clues”).
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