yī​yè​zhī​qiū

a straw in the wind

一叶知秋 一葉知秋 yī​yè​zhī​qiū
a straw in the wind
literally meaning the falling of one leaf heralds the coming of autumn, this idiom describes how a small sign or subtle change can indicate a significant trend or the development of a situation

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