yè​luò​zhī​qiū

to see the sign of things to come

叶落知秋 葉落知秋 yè​luò​zhī​qiū
to see the sign of things to come
the falling of one leaf signals the arrival of autumn; a metaphor for being able to foresee the development of a situation from a small sign or tiny change

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