一法通，萬法通

Chinese

		one; single; a one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)	law; method; way law; method; way; Buddhist teaching; Legalist; France (abbrev.)	go through; know well; to connect go through; know well; to connect; to communicate; open		ten thousand; a great number; surname	law; method; way law; method; way; Buddhist teaching; Legalist; France (abbrev.)	go through; know well; to connect go through; know well; to connect; to communicate; open
trad. (一法通，萬法通)		一	法	通	，	萬	法	通
simp. (一法通，万法通)		一	法	通	，	万	法	通

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yī fǎ tōng, wàn fǎ tōng

  (Zhuyin): ㄧ ㄈㄚˇ ㄊㄨㄥ , ㄨㄢˋ ㄈㄚˇ ㄊㄨㄥ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yī fǎ tōng, wàn fǎ tōng [Phonetic: yì fǎ tōng, wàn fǎ tōng]
    • Zhuyin: ㄧ ㄈㄚˇ ㄊㄨㄥ , ㄨㄢˋ ㄈㄚˇ ㄊㄨㄥ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yi fǎ tong, wàn fǎ tong
    • Wade–Giles: i¹ fa³ tʻung¹, wan⁴ fa³ tʻung¹
    • Yale: yī fǎ tūng-, wàn fǎ tūng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: i faa tong, wann faa tong
    • Palladius: и фа тун, вань фа тун (i fa tun, vanʹ fa tun)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ fä²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰʊŋ⁵⁵ wän⁵¹ fä²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰʊŋ⁵⁵/

Idiom

一法通，萬法通

1. grasp this one thing and you'll grasp everything; sort this one thing out and you'll sort out all the rest