一葉知秋

See also: 一叶知秋

Chinese

		one; single; a one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)	leaf; page	to know; to be aware	autumn; fall; harvest time autumn; fall; harvest time; a swing
trad. (一葉知秋)		一	葉	知	秋
simp. (一叶知秋)		一	叶	知	秋
Literally: “the falling of one leaf heralds the autumn”.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yīyèzhīqiū

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄧㄝˋ ㄓㄑㄧㄡ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jat¹ jip⁶ zi¹ cau¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: yīyèzhīqiū [Phonetic: yíyèzhīqiū]
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄧㄝˋ ㄓㄑㄧㄡ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: iyehjychiou
  - IPA ^(key): /i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ i̯ɛ⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: jat¹ jip⁶ zi¹ cau¹
  - Yale: yāt yihp jī chāu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jat⁷ jip⁹ dzi¹ tsau¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: yed¹ yib⁶ ji¹ ceo¹
  - IPA ^(key): /jɐt̚⁵ jiːp̚² t͡siː⁵⁵ t͡sʰɐu̯⁵⁵/

Idiom

一葉知秋

a small sign can indicate a great trend

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