idiom > from the first small beginnings one can see how things will develop
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Small clues Meng
  Explanation: Micro: fine. Meng: occurred. Small signs of things to see, to know the extent of its development.
  Source: "Said Han Fei Lin on the" saints see the micro to know Meng, see end to end to know, so see chopsticks and terror, known the world do not have enough. "
jiàn wēi zhī méng
  Micro: small signs. Meng: began. Signs point to see things, you can know what will happen
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  成语 见微知萌
  发音 jiàn wēi zhī méng
  解释 微:细微;萌:发生。看到事物微小的迹象,就知道其发展的程度。
  出处 《韩非子·说林上》:“圣人见微以知萌,见端以知末,故见象箸而怖,知天下不足也。”
  示例 《韩非子·说林上》:“圣人见微以知萌,见端以知末,故见象箸而怖,知天下不足也。”
  用法 作谓语、宾语;指事物的苗头推断发展趋势。
English Expression
  1. n.:  from the first small beginnings one can see how things will develop