| 一叶知秋 |
yī yè zhī qiū |
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 |
| 一 |
yī |
one / single / a (article) / as soon as / entire; whole; all; throughout / "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) / also pr. [yao1] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit |
| 叶 |
xié |
to be in harmony |
| 叶 |
Yè |
surname Ye |
| 叶 |
yè |
leaf / page / lobe / (historical) period / classifier for small boats |
| 知 |
zhī |
to know / to be aware |
| 秋 |
Qiū |
surname Qiu |
| 秋 |
qiū |
autumn / fall / harvest time |
| 秋 |
qiū |
old variant of 秋 |
| 秋 |
qiū |
used in 秋千 |