见微知著

Traditional form:

見微知著

Pinyin (reading):

jiànwēizhīzhù

Definitions:

• one tiny clue reveals the general trend (idiom); small beginnings show how things will develop

Characters:

• 见 - to see, to observe, to meet, to appear
• 微 - small, tiny, trifling; micro-
• 知 - to know, to perceive, to comprehend
• 著 - to show, to prove, to make known

Traditional characters:

• 見 - to see, to observe, to meet, to appear
• 微 - small, tiny, trifling; micro-
• 知 - to know, to perceive, to comprehend
• 著 - to show, to prove, to make known