chù lèi páng tōngdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
to comprehend (new things) by analogy
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Original source entry:

觸類旁通 触类旁通 [chu4 lei4 pang2 tong1] /to comprehend (new things) by analogy/

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