見微知著 [见－－－]

Jyutping gin3 mei4 zi1 zyu3
Pinyin jiàn wēi zhī zhù

Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 語句
    見​到​事情​嘅​跡​象​就​預​知​到​佢​嘅​發​展
    one tiny clue reveals the general trend; small beginnings show how things will develop

見微知著 [见－－－]

Jyutping gin3 mei4 zi1 zoek3
Pinyin jiàn wēi zhī zhù

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. one tiny clue reveals the general trend (idiom); small beginnings show how things will develop
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. phrase, idiomatic
    to be able to tell the truth or general trend from a tiny phenomenon or early signs
  2. phrase, idiomatic
    see the forest for the trees