perceive all on hearing a little; so intelligent as to hear one thing and know ten others
❍ 回也，闻一以知十。(《论语·公冶长》) Hui hears one point and knows all about a subject.
闻一知十wen yi zhi shi
learn one thing and understand ten things—good at drawing analogies
闻一知十wén yī zhī shí
听到一点就由此推求而知道十点。形容十分聪明。hear one point and know the ten sequences, A word to the wise is sufficient. from one specimen judge of all the rest