Traduction :
lit. the falling of one leaf heralds the coming of autumn (idiom); fig. a small sign can indicate a great trend; a straw in the wind
Référence :
从一片树叶的凋落,知道秋天的到来。比喻通过个别的细微的迹象,可以看到整个形势的发展趋向与结果。
Origine :
《淮南子·说山训》:“见一叶落而知岁之将暮。”宋·唐庚《文录》引唐人诗:“山僧不解数甲子,一叶落知天下秋。”
Annotation :
一叶知秋1
1. yīyèzhīqiū :
[EN] lit. the falling of one leaf heralds the coming of autumn (idiom); fig. a small sign can indicate a great trend; a straw in the wind