以小見大 in All languages combined

IPA: /i²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ tä⁵¹/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /jiː¹³ siːu̯³⁵ kiːn³³ taːi̯²²/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /i²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ tä⁵¹/, /jiː¹³ siːu̯³⁵ kiːn³³ taːi̯²²/ Chinese transliterations: yǐxiǎojiàndà [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄧˇ ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄉㄚˋ [Mandarin, bopomofo], ji⁵ siu² gin³ daai⁶ [Cantonese, Jyutping], yǐxiǎojiàndà [Phonetic:yíxiǎojiàndà] [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], yǐsiǎojiàndà [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], i³-hsiao³-chien⁴-ta⁴ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], yǐ-syǎu-jyàn-dà [Mandarin, Yale], yiisheaujianndah [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], исяоцзяньда [Mandarin, Palladius], isjaoczjanʹda [Mandarin, Palladius], yíh síu gin daaih [Cantonese, Yale], ji⁵ siu² gin³ daai⁶ [Cantonese, Pinyin], yi⁵ xiu² gin³ dai⁶ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 以小見大

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      },
      "expansion": "以小見大",
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    }
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  "lang": "Chinese",
  "lang_code": "zh",
  "pos": "phrase",
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        {
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          "name": "Chinese entries with incorrect language header",
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      "glosses": [
        "to see the forest for the trees; to discern the big picture or an overall pattern from small details"
      ],
      "id": "en-以小見大-zh-phrase-NclETqHL",
      "links": [
        [
          "see the forest for the trees",
          "see the forest for the trees"
        ],
        [
          "discern",
          "discern"
        ],
        [
          "big picture",
          "big picture"
        ],
        [
          "overall",
          "overall"
        ],
        [
          "pattern",
          "pattern"
        ],
        [
          "small",
          "small"
        ],
        [
          "detail",
          "detail"
        ]
      ],
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        "idiomatic"
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  "sounds": [
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      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yǐxiǎojiàndà"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄧˇ ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄉㄚˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ji⁵ siu² gin³ daai⁶"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yǐxiǎojiàndà [Phonetic:yíxiǎojiàndà]"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yǐsiǎojiàndà"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "i³-hsiao³-chien⁴-ta⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yǐ-syǎu-jyàn-dà"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yiisheaujianndah"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "исяоцзяньда"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "isjaoczjanʹda"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/i²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ tä⁵¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yíh síu gin daaih"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ji⁵ siu² gin³ daai⁶"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yi⁵ xiu² gin³ dai⁶"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/jiː¹³ siːu̯³⁵ kiːn³³ taːi̯²²/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "other": "[Phonetic: yíxiǎojiàndà]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/i²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ tä⁵¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/jiː¹³ siːu̯³⁵ kiːn³³ taːi̯²²/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "以小見大"
}

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        "2": "idiom"
      },
      "expansion": "以小見大",
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  "lang_code": "zh",
  "pos": "phrase",
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        "Mandarin lemmas"
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      "glosses": [
        "to see the forest for the trees; to discern the big picture or an overall pattern from small details"
      ],
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        [
          "see the forest for the trees",
          "see the forest for the trees"
        ],
        [
          "discern",
          "discern"
        ],
        [
          "big picture",
          "big picture"
        ],
        [
          "overall",
          "overall"
        ],
        [
          "pattern",
          "pattern"
        ],
        [
          "small",
          "small"
        ],
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          "detail",
          "detail"
        ]
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    }
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      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yǐxiǎojiàndà"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄧˇ ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄉㄚˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ji⁵ siu² gin³ daai⁶"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yǐxiǎojiàndà [Phonetic:yíxiǎojiàndà]"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yǐsiǎojiàndà"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "i³-hsiao³-chien⁴-ta⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yǐ-syǎu-jyàn-dà"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yiisheaujianndah"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "исяоцзяньда"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "isjaoczjanʹda"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/i²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ tä⁵¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yíh síu gin daaih"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ji⁵ siu² gin³ daai⁶"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yi⁵ xiu² gin³ dai⁶"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/jiː¹³ siːu̯³⁵ kiːn³³ taːi̯²²/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "other": "[Phonetic: yíxiǎojiàndà]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/i²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ tä⁵¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/jiː¹³ siːu̯³⁵ kiːn³³ taːi̯²²/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "以小見大"
}

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"以小見大" meaning in All languages combined

Phrase [Chinese]