chǔ​rùn'ér​yǔ

small signs reveal big events

础润而雨 礎潤而雨 chǔ​rùn'ér​yǔ
small signs reveal big events
Literally meaning that moisture on a stone pillar base predicts rain, this idiom describes how small signs can reveal the truth or the way things are going to develop.

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