"一を聞いて十を知る" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [Japanese]

IPA: [it͡ɕi o̞ kʲiːte̞ d͡ʑɨᵝː o̞ ɕiɾɯ̟ᵝ] Forms: 一を聞いて十を知る [canonical] (ruby: (いち), (), (じゅう), ()), ichi o kiite jū o shiru [romanization], 一を聞いて十を知り [stem] (ruby: (いち), (), (じゅう), ()), 一を聞いて十を知った [past] (ruby: (いち), (), (じゅう), ())
Etymology: Calque of Literary Chinese 聞一知十/闻一知十 (wényīzhīshí). Etymology templates: {{calque|ja|lzh|-}} Calque of Literary Chinese, {{zh-l|聞一知十}} 聞一知十/闻一知十 (wényīzhīshí) Head templates: {{ja-verb|いち を き.いて じゅう を しる|head=一を聞いて十を知る|type=1}} 一(いち)を聞(き)いて十(じゅう)を知(し)る • (ichi o kiite jū o shiru) godan (stem 一(いち)を聞(き)いて十(じゅう)を知(し)り (ichi o kiite jū o shiri), past 一(いち)を聞(き)いて十(じゅう)を知(し)った (ichi o kiite jū o shitta))
  1. (idiomatic, proverb) be quick on the uptake, understand the whole situation from just a few clues Tags: idiomatic

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