Chinese
English Dictionary
一叶知秋
Add to My Vocabulary
PinYin yī yè zhī qīu
Simplified 一叶知秋
Traditional 一葉知秋
- 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
Chinese meanings
- yī yè zhī qiū
看见一片落叶就知道秋天的来临。比喻发现一点预兆就料到事物发展的趋向。
Chinese meanings
- yī yè zhī qiū
【近义】见微知著、落叶知秋
【释义】从一片树叶的凋落,知道秋天的到来。比喻通过个别的细微的迹象,可以看到整个形势的发展趋向与结果。
【出处】《淮南子·说山训》:“见一叶落而知岁之将暮。”宋·唐庚《文录》引唐人诗:“山僧不解数甲子,一叶落知天下秋。”
Credits
Source of Dictionary: CC-CEDICT