[ yīуèzhīqiū ] one falling leaf is indicative of the coming of autumn.; a small sign can indicate a great trend.; a straw shows which way the wind blows.; it is a straw in the wind.; the falling of one leaf heralds [indicates] the autumn.; the fall of one leaf is enough to tell of autumn's arrival
Example Sentences:
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You may know by a handful the whole sack 见一把就知整袋;一叶知秋。
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Generally , whatever the autumn the spring , knows itself by itself 总的来讲还是一叶知秋,春江水暖,冷暖自知。
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In order to make sense of more details about china judicial reform , the dissertation gives a description of three examples . they are pingshan county court in backward rural area , wuhan court in the developing urban area and shanhai court in the developed urban area 全景式地描述了三个有代表性的法院民事司法改革的“图像” ,即贫困地区的河北省平山县法院,中等地区的武汉中级法院和发达地区的上海法院,以期达到“一叶知秋”的目的。