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Simplfied Chinese
一叶知秋
Traditional Chinese
一葉知秋
Mandarin pinyin pronunciation
yī yè zhī qiū
Cantonese jyutpin pronunciation
/(yat1 yip6 ji1 chau1 )
Short definition a straw in the wind
Usage frequency Very infrequent
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All available English definitions lit. the falling of one leaf heralds the coming of autumn (idiom)MDBG icon / a straw in the windMDBG icon / fig. a small sign can indicate a great trendMDBG icon /
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Copyleft icon MDBG icon MDBG: 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
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