| 一窥端倪 |
yī kuī duān ní |
to infer easily; to guess at a glance; to get a clue |
| 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 |
| 窥 |
kuī |
to peep / to pry into |
| 窥 |
kuī |
variant of 窥 |
| 端 |
duān |
(bound form) tip; end; extremity / (bound form) aspect; facet / (bound form) upright; proper / to hold sth level with both hands; to carry / to eliminate; to wipe out |
| 端 |
duān |
old variant of 端 / start / origin |
| 端倪 |
duān ní |
boundary / clue / indication / to obtain clues / to infer |
| 倪 |
Ní |
surname Ni |
| 倪 |
ní |
(literary) small child / (literary) limit; bound; extremity / (literary) to differentiate / (literary) origin; cause |