見微知著

Chinese

		to see; to meet; to appear to see; to meet; to appear; to interview	tiny; minute; clandestine tiny; minute; clandestine; hide; elegant; exquisite	to know; to be aware	particle indicating the successful result of a verb; to touch; to come in contact with particle indicating the successful result of a verb; to touch; to come in contact with; to feel; to be affected by; to catch fire; to fall asleep; to burn; particle attached after verb to indicate action in progress, like ‑ing ending; to make known; to show; to prove; to write; book; outstanding; to wear (clothes); to contact; to use; to apply; catch; receive; suffer
trad. (見微知著)		見	微	知	著
simp. (见微知著)		见	微	知	著

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jiànwēizhīzhù, jiànwéizhīzhù

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄨㄟ ㄓ ㄓㄨˋ, ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄨㄟˊ ㄓ ㄓㄨˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gin³ mei⁴ zi¹ zyu³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jiànwēizhīzhù
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄨㄟ ㄓ ㄓㄨˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jiànweijhihjhù
    • Wade–Giles: chien⁴-wei¹-chih¹-chu⁴
    • Yale: jyàn-wēi-jr̄-jù
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiannueijyjuh
    • Palladius: цзяньвэйчжичжу (czjanʹvɛjčžičžu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹ weɪ̯⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂu⁵¹/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, standard in Taiwan; dated variant in Mainland)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jiànwéizhīzhù
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄨㄟˊ ㄓ ㄓㄨˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jiànwéijhihjhù
    • Wade–Giles: chien⁴-wei²-chih¹-chu⁴
    • Yale: jyàn-wéi-jr̄-jù
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiannweijyjuh
    • Palladius: цзяньвэйчжичжу (czjanʹvɛjčžičžu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹ weɪ̯³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂu⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gin³ mei⁴ zi¹ zyu³
    • Yale: gin mèih jī jyu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gin³ mei⁴ dzi¹ dzy³
    • Guangdong Romanization: gin³ méi⁴ ji¹ ju³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kiːn³³ mei̯²¹ t͡siː⁵⁵ t͡syː³³/

Idiom

見微知著

1. to be able to tell the truth or general trend from a tiny phenomenon or early signs
2. see the forest for the trees