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The idiom being introduced now is 「一葉知秋」. Below, you’ll find its meaning and usage examples.
From the falling of a leaf, we know that autumn is coming. Metaphorically, through individual subtle signs, we can see the development trend and outcome of the entire situation.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
yī yè zhī qiū
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
yat1 yip6 ji1 chau1
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