尝鼎一脔cháng dǐng yī luáncomprehend by analogy; grasp a part and you will grasp the whole
❍ ～，他可知矣。(胡仔《苕溪渔隐丛话序》)Since you can comprehend by analogy,you can surely know the rest. 尝鼎一脔chánɡ dǐnɡ yī luán鼎：古代烹煮之器；脔：切成块的肉。尝一尝鼎中的一块肉，就可知道全鼎里的肉味。比喻根据部分可推知全体。taste a piece of sliced meat cooking in the caldron, have a taste |