可見一斑

Chinese

		can; may; able to can; may; able to; certain(ly); to suit; (particle used for emphasis)	to see; to meet; to appear to see; to meet; to appear; to interview	one; single; a one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)	variegated
trad. (可見一斑)		可	見	一	斑
simp. (可见一斑)		可	见	一	斑
alternative forms		可見一般／可见一般 misspelling

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): kějiànyībān

  (Zhuyin): ㄎㄜˇ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄧ ㄅㄢ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ho² gin³ jat¹ baan¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: kějiànyībān [Phonetic: kějiànyìbān]
    • Zhuyin: ㄎㄜˇ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄧ ㄅㄢ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: kějiànyiban
    • Wade–Giles: kʻo³-chien⁴-i¹-pan¹
    • Yale: kě-jyàn-yī-bān
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: keejianniban
    • Palladius: кэцзяньибань (kɛczjanʹibanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ pän⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ho² gin³ jat¹ baan¹
    • Yale: hó gin yāt bāan
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ho² gin³ jat⁷ baan¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: ho² gin³ yed¹ ban¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɔː³⁵ kiːn³³ jɐt̚⁵ paːn⁵⁵/

Idiom

可見一斑

1. to be able to deduce the whole picture of a matter from one small detail