以小見大

Chinese

		to use; according to; so as to to use; according to; so as to; in order to; by; with; because; Israel (abbrev.)	small; tiny; few small; tiny; few; young	to see; to meet; to appear to see; to meet; to appear; to interview	big; great; huge big; great; huge; large; major; wide; deep; oldest; eldest; doctor
trad. (以小見大)		以	小	見	大
simp. (以小见大)		以	小	见	大

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yǐxiǎojiàndà

(Zhuyin): ㄧˇ ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄉㄚˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ji⁵ siu² gin³ daai⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: yǐxiǎojiàndà [Phonetic: yíxiǎojiàndà]
  - Zhuyin: ㄧˇ ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄉㄚˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yyisheaujianndah
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yǐsiǎojiàndà
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /i²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ɕjɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ t͡ɕjɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ tä⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: ji⁵ siu² gin³ daai⁶
  - Yale: yíh síu gin daaih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ji⁵ siu² gin³ daai⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: yi⁵ xiu² gin³ dai⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jiː¹³ siːu̯³⁵ kiːn³³ täːi̯²²/

Idiom

以小見大

to see the forest for the trees; to discern the big picture or an overall pattern from small details

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