"見微知著" meaning in Chinese

See 見微知著 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Phrase

IPA: /t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹ weɪ̯⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂu⁵¹/ [Mainland-China, Mandarin, Sinological-IPA, Standard-Chinese], /t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹ weɪ̯³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂu⁵¹/ [Mainland-China, Mandarin, Sinological-IPA, Standard-Chinese, Taiwan], /kiːn³³ mei̯²¹ t͡siː⁵⁵ t͡syː³³/ [Cantonese, Guangzhou, Hong-Kong, 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, Mainland-China, Mandarin, Standard-Chinese], ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄨㄟ ㄓ ㄓㄨˋ [Mainland-China, Mandarin, Standard-Chinese, bopomofo], jiànweijhihjhù [Mainland-China, Mandarin, Standard-Chinese, Tongyong-Pinyin], chien⁴-wei¹-chih¹-chu⁴ [Mainland-China, Mandarin, Standard-Chinese, Wade-Giles], jyàn-wēi-jr̄-jù [Mainland-China, Mandarin, Standard-Chinese, Yale], jiannueijyjuh [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mainland-China, Mandarin, Standard-Chinese], цзяньвэйчжичжу [Mainland-China, Mandarin, Palladius, Standard-Chinese], czjanʹvɛjčžičžu [Mainland-China, Mandarin, Palladius, Standard-Chinese], jiànwéizhīzhù [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mainland-China, Mandarin, Standard-Chinese, Taiwan], ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄨㄟˊ ㄓ ㄓㄨˋ [Mainland-China, Mandarin, Standard-Chinese, Taiwan, bopomofo], jiànwéijhihjhù [Mainland-China, Mandarin, Standard-Chinese, Taiwan, Tongyong-Pinyin], chien⁴-wei²-chih¹-chu⁴ [Mainland-China, Mandarin, Standard-Chinese, Taiwan, Wade-Giles], jyàn-wéi-jr̄-jù [Mainland-China, Mandarin, Standard-Chinese, Taiwan, Yale], jiannweijyjuh [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mainland-China, Mandarin, Standard-Chinese, Taiwan], цзяньвэйчжичжу [Mainland-China, Mandarin, Palladius, Standard-Chinese, Taiwan], czjanʹvɛjčžičžu [Mainland-China, Mandarin, Palladius, Standard-Chinese, Taiwan], gin³ mei⁴ zi¹ zyu³ [Cantonese, Guangzhou, Hong-Kong, Jyutping], gin mèih jī jyu [Cantonese, Guangzhou, Hong-Kong, Yale], gin³ mei⁴ dzi¹ dzy³ [Cantonese, Guangzhou, Hong-Kong, Pinyin], gin³ méi⁴ ji¹ ju³ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization, Guangzhou, Hong-Kong]
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
  2. see the forest for the trees Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-見微知著-zh-phrase-N4NTh7oT

Download JSON data for 見微知著 meaning in Chinese (4.0kB)

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        "Standard-Chinese"
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      "zh-pron": "czjanʹvɛjčžičžu"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹ weɪ̯⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂu⁵¹/",
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        "Taiwan",
        "bopomofo"
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        "Mainland-China",
        "Mandarin",
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        "Taiwan",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
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        "Taiwan",
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        "Palladius",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Taiwan"
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    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mainland-China",
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Taiwan"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "czjanʹvɛjčžičžu"
    },
    {
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        "Mainland-China",
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA",
        "Standard-Chinese",
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        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Hong-Kong",
        "Jyutping"
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        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Hong-Kong",
        "Yale"
      ],
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    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Hong-Kong",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "gin³ mei⁴ dzi¹ dzy³"
    },
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        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Hong-Kong"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "gin³ méi⁴ ji¹ ju³"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kiːn³³ mei̯²¹ t͡siː⁵⁵ t͡syː³³/",
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        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Hong-Kong",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹ weɪ̯⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂu⁵¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹ weɪ̯³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂu⁵¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kiːn³³ mei̯²¹ t͡siː⁵⁵ t͡syː³³/"
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        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
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        "Jyutping"
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    },
    {
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        "Mainland-China",
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
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      "zh-pron": "jiànweijhihjhù"
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    {
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        "Mainland-China",
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chien⁴-wei¹-chih¹-chu⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mainland-China",
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Yale"
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      "zh-pron": "jyàn-wēi-jr̄-jù"
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        "Mainland-China",
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese"
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    },
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        "Palladius",
        "Standard-Chinese"
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      "zh-pron": "czjanʹvɛjčžičžu"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹ weɪ̯⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂu⁵¹/",
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        "Mainland-China",
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA",
        "Standard-Chinese"
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        "Mainland-China",
        "Mandarin",
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        "Taiwan"
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        "Mainland-China",
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        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Taiwan",
        "bopomofo"
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    },
    {
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        "Mainland-China",
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Taiwan",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
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      "zh-pron": "jiànwéijhihjhù"
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        "Mainland-China",
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Taiwan",
        "Wade-Giles"
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      "zh-pron": "chien⁴-wei²-chih¹-chu⁴"
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        "Mainland-China",
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Taiwan",
        "Yale"
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    },
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      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mainland-China",
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Taiwan"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jiannweijyjuh"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mainland-China",
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Taiwan"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "цзяньвэйчжичжу"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mainland-China",
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Taiwan"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "czjanʹvɛjčžičžu"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹ weɪ̯³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂu⁵¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Mainland-China",
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Taiwan"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Hong-Kong",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "gin³ mei⁴ zi¹ zyu³"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Hong-Kong",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "gin mèih jī jyu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Hong-Kong",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "gin³ mei⁴ dzi¹ dzy³"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Hong-Kong"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "gin³ méi⁴ ji¹ ju³"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kiːn³³ mei̯²¹ t͡siː⁵⁵ t͡syː³³/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Hong-Kong",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹ weɪ̯⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂu⁵¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹ weɪ̯³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂu⁵¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kiːn³³ mei̯²¹ t͡siː⁵⁵ t͡syː³³/"
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  "word": "見微知著"
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