一通百通

yī tōng bǎi tōng

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1. grasp this fundamental point and all the rest will follow (idiom)

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Child Words of 一通百通

• 一 一 yī: one
• 百 百 bǎi: hundred
• 通 通 tòng: classifier for an activity, taken in its entirety (tirade of abuse, stint of music playing, bout of drinking etc)