一窥端倪
yī​kuī​duān​ní

to get a clue

  • created sense approved 一窥端倪/一窺端倪 · yī​kuī​duān​ní · to get a clue — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    一窥端倪 / 一窺端倪

    yī​kuī​duān​ní

    to get a clue

    to get a glimpse of something; to infer a general situation or secret from a small sign or hint; to guess at a glance

    一 (literal) → 一 · yī · [suddenness] 窥 (literal) → 窥/窺 · kuī · to peep 端倪 (literal) → 端倪 · duān​ní · clue

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense