睹影知竿 — “To see the shadow and know the rod”
睹影知竿 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to infer the true nature or full scope of something from its indirect signs or partial manifestations; to deduce the whole from a part or the substance from its shadow”. Literally, “To see the shadow and know the rod”.
睹影知竿 Pronunciation and Pinyin
睹影知竿 Character Breakdown
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Idioms Related to 睹影知竿
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- dǔ睹shǐ始zhī知zhōng终foresee end from beginning
- dǔ睹wēi微zhī知zhù著discern the significant from the subtle
- dǔ睹jǐng景shāng伤qíng情seeing a scene, feeling sad
- dǔ睹wù物shāng伤qíng情saddened by an object, recalling its owner
- dǔ睹wù物xīng兴bēi悲see object, feel sorrow
- dǔ睹wù物xīng兴qíng情see object, feel sentimental
- dǔ睹wù物huái怀rén人see object, miss person
- dǔ睹wù物sī思rén人See object, miss person
- dǔ睹zhe着zhī知wēi微discern subtle insights from observations
- dǔ睹zhù著zhī知wēi微discern subtle from obvious
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What does 睹影知竿 mean?
睹影知竿 (dǔ yǐng zhī gān) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to infer the true nature or full scope of something from its indirect signs or partial manifestations; to deduce the whole from a part or the substance from its shadow”.
How do you pronounce 睹影知竿?
睹影知竿 is pronounced dǔ yǐng zhī gān in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 睹影知竿 literally mean?
Literally, 睹影知竿 means “to see the shadow and know the rod”. It is used to mean “to infer the true nature or full scope of something from its indirect signs or partial manifestations; to deduce the whole from a part or the substance from its shadow”.
What is the Chinese definition of 睹影知竿?
睹：见；竿：竹竿。看见竹竿的影子就知道竹竿的长短曲直。比喻从侧面烘托可以显示事物