"見微知著" meaning in All languages combined

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Phrase [Chinese]

IPA: /t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹ weɪ̯⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂu⁵¹/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹ weɪ̯³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂu⁵¹/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /kiːn³³ mei̯²¹ t͡siː⁵⁵ t͡syː³³/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹ weɪ̯⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂu⁵¹/, /t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹ weɪ̯³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂu⁵¹/, /kiːn³³ mei̯²¹ t͡siː⁵⁵ t͡syː³³/ Chinese transliterations: jiànwēizhīzhù [Mandarin, Pinyin], jiànwéizhīzhù [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄨㄟ ㄓ ㄓㄨˋ [Mandarin, bopomofo], ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄨㄟˊ ㄓ ㄓㄨˋ [Mandarin, bopomofo], gin³ mei⁴ zi¹ zyu³ [Cantonese, Jyutping], jiànwēizhīzhù [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], jiànweijhihjhù [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], chien⁴-wei¹-chih¹-chu⁴ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], jyàn-wēi-jr̄-jù [Mandarin, Yale], jiannueijyjuh [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], цзяньвэйчжичжу [Mandarin, Palladius], czjanʹvɛjčžičžu [Mandarin, Palladius], jiànwéizhīzhù [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], jiànwéijhihjhù [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], chien⁴-wei²-chih¹-chu⁴ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], jyàn-wéi-jr̄-jù [Mandarin, Yale], jiannweijyjuh [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], gin mèih jī jyu [Cantonese, Yale], gin³ mei⁴ dzi¹ dzy³ [Cantonese, Pinyin], gin³ méi⁴ ji¹ ju³ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization]
Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 見微知著
  1. to be able to tell the truth or general trend from a tiny phenomenon or early signs Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-見微知著-zh-phrase-XQCBuU4e Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Chinese entries with incorrect language header: 96 4
  2. see the forest for the trees Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-見微知著-zh-phrase-N4NTh7oT

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      "zh-pron": "jiànwēizhīzhù"
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    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jiànwéizhīzhù"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄨㄟ ㄓ ㄓㄨˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄨㄟˊ ㄓ ㄓㄨˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "gin³ mei⁴ zi¹ zyu³"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jiànwēizhīzhù"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jiànweijhihjhù"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chien⁴-wei¹-chih¹-chu⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jyàn-wēi-jr̄-jù"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jiannueijyjuh"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "цзяньвэйчжичжу"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "czjanʹvɛjčžičžu"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹ weɪ̯⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂu⁵¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jiànwéizhīzhù"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jiànwéijhihjhù"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chien⁴-wei²-chih¹-chu⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jyàn-wéi-jr̄-jù"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jiannweijyjuh"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹ weɪ̯³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂu⁵¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "gin mèih jī jyu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "gin³ mei⁴ dzi¹ dzy³"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "gin³ méi⁴ ji¹ ju³"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kiːn³³ mei̯²¹ t͡siː⁵⁵ t͡syː³³/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹ weɪ̯⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂu⁵¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹ weɪ̯³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂu⁵¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kiːn³³ mei̯²¹ t͡siː⁵⁵ t͡syː³³/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "見微知著"
}
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      ],
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        [
          "tell",
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          "truth",
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          "sign"
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          "see the forest for the trees",
          "see the forest for the trees"
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    {
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        "Mandarin",
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      ],
      "zh-pron": "jiànwēizhīzhù"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jiànwéizhīzhù"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄨㄟ ㄓ ㄓㄨˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄨㄟˊ ㄓ ㄓㄨˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "gin³ mei⁴ zi¹ zyu³"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jiànwēizhīzhù"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jiànweijhihjhù"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chien⁴-wei¹-chih¹-chu⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jyàn-wēi-jr̄-jù"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jiannueijyjuh"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "цзяньвэйчжичжу"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "czjanʹvɛjčžičžu"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹ weɪ̯⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂu⁵¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jiànwéizhīzhù"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jiànwéijhihjhù"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chien⁴-wei²-chih¹-chu⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jyàn-wéi-jr̄-jù"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jiannweijyjuh"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹ weɪ̯³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂu⁵¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "gin mèih jī jyu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "gin³ mei⁴ dzi¹ dzy³"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "gin³ méi⁴ ji¹ ju³"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kiːn³³ mei̯²¹ t͡siː⁵⁵ t͡syː³³/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹ weɪ̯⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂu⁵¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹ weɪ̯³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂu⁵¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kiːn³³ mei̯²¹ t͡siː⁵⁵ t͡syː³³/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "見微知著"
}

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