以微知著

Traditional form:

以微知著

Pinyin (reading):

yǐwēizhīzhù

Definitions:

• see 見微知著／见微知著 (jiànwēi-zhīzhù)

Characters:

• 以 - according to; so as to; because of; then
• 微 - small, tiny, trifling; micro-
• 知 - to know, to perceive, to comprehend
• 著 - to show, to prove, to make known

Traditional characters:

• 以 - according to; so as to; because of; then
• 微 - small, tiny, trifling; micro-
• 知 - to know, to perceive, to comprehend
• 著 - to show, to prove, to make known