见微知著 (見微知著)
jiàn wēi zhī zhù
Pinyin
Definition
见微知著 (見微知著)
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- one tiny clue reveals the general trend (idiom); small beginnings show how things will develop
Character Decomposition
Related Words (20)
Idioms (20)
一问三不知
- 1 lit. to reply "don't know" whatever the question (idiom)
- 2 fig. absolutely no idea of what's going on
- 3 complete ignorance
一望而知
- 1 to be evident at a glance (idiom)
一无所知
- 1 not knowing anything at all (idiom); completely ignorant
- 2 without an inkling
一知半解
- 1 lit. to know one and understand half (idiom); a smattering of knowledge
- 2 dilettante
- 3 amateur
一叶知秋
- 1 lit. the falling of one leaf heralds the coming of autumn (idiom)
- 2 fig. a small sign can indicate a great trend
- 3 a straw in the wind