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Jyutping jat1 lei5 tung1 baak3 lei5 ming4
Pinyin yī lǐ tōng bǎi lǐ míng

Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 語句
    識​咗​個​道理​之​後​,​就​會​明白​晒​所有​嘢
    one will understand everything (in a particular field) by understanding the underlying principle; literally: understanding one idea makes a hundred ideas comprehensible
    • 雖然話一理通百理明,但係啲基本資料如果唔熟,都係做唔到嘢㗎。
      虽然话一理通百理明,但系啲基本资料如果唔熟,都系做唔到嘢㗎。
      seoi1 jin4 waa6 jat1 lei5 tung1 baak3 lei5 ming4, daan6 hai6 di1 gei1 bun2 zi1 liu2 jyu4 gwo2 m4 suk6, dou1 hai6 zou6 m4 dou2 je5 gaa3.
      While getting the underlying principle right will make learning much easier, it simply isn't practical unless you memorize the basic facts.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    虽然话一理通百理明,但系啲基本资料如果唔熟,都系做唔到嘢㗎。
    雖然話一理通百理明,但係啲基本資料如果唔熟,都係做唔到嘢㗎。
    seoi1 jin4 waa6 jat1 lei5 tung1 baak3 lei5 ming4, daan6 hai6 di1 gei1 bun2 zi1 liu2 jyu4 gwo2 m4 suk6, dou1 hai6 zou6 m4 dou2 je5 gaa3.
    • While getting the underlying principle right will make learning much easier, it simply isn't practical unless you memorize the basic facts.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Cantonese
    一理通百理明,明白了计算可变简单。
    一理通百理明,明白了计算可变简单。
    jat1 lei5 tung1 baak3 lei5 ming4, ming4 baak6 liu5 gai3 syun3 ho2 bin3 gaan2 daan1.
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