闻一知十 — Chinese idiom

Meaning

• lit. to hear one and know ten ; fig. explain one thing and (he) understands everything
• a word to the wise

Character by character

• 闻wénnews; to hear, to smell; to make known
• 一yīone; a, an; alone
• 知zhīto know, to perceive, to comprehend
• 十shíten, tenth; complete; perfect

Idioms sharing a character

• 不闻不问 bù wén bù wèn
• 充耳不闻 chōng ěr bù wén
• 前所未闻 qián suǒ wèi wén
• 博物洽闻 bó wù qià wén
• 博识洽闻 bó shí qià wén
• 喜闻乐见 xǐ wén lè jiàn
• 如是我闻 rú shì wǒ wén
• 惨不忍闻 cǎn bù rěn wén
• 所见所闻 suǒ jiàn suǒ wén
• 旷古未闻 kuàng gǔ wèi wén

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