一叶知秋
一叶知秋
yī yè zhī qiū
lit. the falling of one leaf heralds the coming of autumn (idiom); fig. a small sign can indicate a great trend; a straw in the wind
idiom
Traditional: 一葉知秋
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- (idiom) lit. the falling of one leaf heralds the coming of autumn (idiom)
- fig. a small sign can indicate a great trend
- a straw in the wind
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Related Words
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→落叶归根(Luò yè guī gēn)— Getting Home, 2007 PRC comedy-drama film directed by 張揚|张扬[Zhang1 Yang2], starring 趙本山|赵本山[Zhao4 Ben3 shan1]
→叶落归根(yè luò guī gēn)— a falling leaf returns to the roots (idiom); everything has its ancestral home
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