叶落知秋
yè​luò​zhī​qiū

to see the sign of things to come

  • created reference approved 叶落知秋/葉落知秋 → 一叶知秋/一葉知秋 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    叶落知秋 / 葉落知秋 yè​luò​zhī​qiū

    一叶知秋 / 一葉知秋 yī​yè​zhī​qiū

    synonym

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  • created sense approved 叶落知秋/葉落知秋 · yè​luò​zhī​qiū · to see the sign of things to come — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    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

    叶 (literal) → 叶/葉 · yè · leaf 落 (literal) → 落 · luò · to fall 知 (literal) → 知 · zhī · to distinguish 秋 (literal) → 秋 · qiū · autumn

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