一叶知秋叶落知秋yī yè zhī qiūa fallling leaf is indicative of the coming of autumn;a small sign can indicate a great trend; a straw shows which way the wind blows; it is a straw in the wind; the falling of one leaf heralds (/is a harbinger of)autumn
❍ ～，见微知著。The falling of one leaf heralds the autumn;from one small clue one can see what is coming. 一叶知秋yī yè zhī qiū比喻从一点征兆可以预测事物的发展。it is a straw in the wind, A straw shows which way the wind blows. |