以小見大
Chinese
editto use; according to; so as to to use; according to; so as to; in order to; by; with; because; Israel (abbrev.) |
small; tiny; few small; tiny; few; young |
to see; to meet; to appear to see; to meet; to appear; to interview |
big; great; huge big; great; huge; large; major; wide; deep; oldest; eldest; doctor | ||
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trad. (以小見大) | 以 | 小 | 見 | 大 | |
simp. (以小见大) | 以 | 小 | 见 | 大 |
Pronunciation
edit- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄧˇ ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄉㄚˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: yǐsiǎojiàndà
- Wade–Giles: i3-hsiao3-chien4-ta4
- Yale: yǐ-syǎu-jyàn-dà
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yiisheaujianndah
- Palladius: исяоцзяньда (isjaoczjanʹda)
- Sinological IPA (key): /i²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ tä⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: ji5 siu2 gin3 daai6
- Yale: yíh síu gin daaih
- Cantonese Pinyin: ji5 siu2 gin3 daai6
- Guangdong Romanization: yi5 xiu2 gin3 dai6
- Sinological IPA (key): /jiː¹³ siːu̯³⁵ kiːn³³ taːi̯²²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom
edit以小見大
- to see the forest for the trees; to discern the big picture or an overall pattern from small details