一理通，百理明

Chinese

		one	reason; logic; science	to make sense; to understand		hundred	reason; logic; science	to understand
trad. (一理通，百理明)		一	理	通	，	百	理	明
simp. #(一理通，百理明)		一	理	通	，	百	理	明

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yīlǐtōng, bǎilǐmíng

  (Zhuyin): ㄧ ㄌㄧˇ ㄊㄨㄥ , ㄅㄞˇ ㄌㄧˇ ㄇㄧㄥˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jat¹ lei⁵ tung¹, baak³ lei⁵ ming⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yīlǐtōng, bǎilǐmíng [Phonetic: yìlǐtōng,báilǐmíng]
    • Zhuyin: ㄧ ㄌㄧˇ ㄊㄨㄥ , ㄅㄞˇ ㄌㄧˇ ㄇㄧㄥˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yilǐtong, bǎilǐmíng
    • Wade–Giles: i¹-li³-tʻung¹, pai³-li³-ming²
    • Yale: yī-lǐ-tūng-, bǎi-lǐ-míng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: iliitong, baeliiming
    • Palladius: илитун, байлимин (ilitun, bajlimin)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ li²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰʊŋ⁵⁵ paɪ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ li²¹⁴⁻²¹ miŋ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jat¹ lei⁵ tung¹, baak³ lei⁵ ming⁴
    • Yale: yāt léih tūng, baak léih mìhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jat⁷ lei⁵ tung¹, baak⁸ lei⁵ ming⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: yed¹ léi⁵ tung¹, bag³ léi⁵ ming⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɐt̚⁵ lei̯¹³ tʰʊŋ⁵⁵ paːk̚³ lei̯¹³ mɪŋ²¹/

Idiom

一理通，百理明

1. grasp this one thing and you'll grasp everything

   • 一理通百理明，明白了計算可變簡單。 [Cantonese, trad.]
     一理通百理明，明白了计算可变简单。 [Cantonese, simp.]

     From: 蔡加加 (lyricist 潘健康), 教育電視數學第二學習階段主題曲

     jat¹ lei⁵ tung¹ baak³ lei⁵ ming⁴, ming⁴ baak⁶ liu⁵ gai³ syun³ ho² bin³ gaan² daan¹. [Jyutping]

     (please add an English translation of this usage example)

Synonyms

• 一法通，萬法通／一法通，万法通 (yī fǎ tōng, wàn fǎ tōng)