舉一反三

举一反三
jǔyīfǎnsān
  1. to raise one and infer three
  2. to deduce many things from one case (idiom)

CEDICT

Entry Composition

1 舉 jǔ
  1. to lift
  2. to hold up
  3. to cite
  4. to enumerate
  5. to act
  6. to raise
  7. to choose
  8. to elect
  9. act
  10. move
  11. deed
2 一 yī
  1. one
  2. single
  3. a (article)
  4. as soon as
  5. entire; whole; all; throughout
  6. "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1)
  7. also pr. yāo for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
3 反 fǎn
  1. contrary
  2. in reverse
  3. inside out or upside down
  4. to reverse
  5. to return
  6. to oppose
  7. opposite
  8. against
  9. anti-
  10. to rebel
  11. to use analogy
  12. instead
  13. abbr. for 反切 fǎnqiè phonetic system
4 三 sān
  1. three
  2. 3