一葉知秋

See also: 一叶知秋

Chinese

		one; single; a one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)	leaf; page	to know; to be aware	autumn; fall; harvest time autumn; fall; harvest time; a swing
trad. (一葉知秋)		一	葉	知	秋
simp. (一叶知秋)		一	叶	知	秋
Literally: “the falling of one leaf heralds autumn”.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yīyèzhīqiū

  (Zhuyin): ㄧ ㄧㄝˋ ㄓ ㄑㄧㄡ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jat¹ jip⁶ zi¹ cau¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yīyèzhīqiū [Phonetic: yíyèzhīqiū]
    • Zhuyin: ㄧ ㄧㄝˋ ㄓ ㄑㄧㄡ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yiyèjhihciou
    • Wade–Giles: i¹-yeh⁴-chih¹-chʻiu¹
    • Yale: yī-yè-jr̄-chyōu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: iyehjychiou
    • Palladius: иечжицю (iječžicju)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ jɛ⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jat¹ jip⁶ zi¹ cau¹
    • Yale: yāt yihp jī chāu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jat⁷ jip⁹ dzi¹ tsau¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: yed¹ yib⁶ ji¹ ceo¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɐt̚⁵ jiːp̚² t͡siː⁵⁵ t͡sʰɐu̯⁵⁵/

Idiom

一葉知秋

1. a small sign can indicate a great trend