Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Chinese term or phrase:
撷小证大
English translation:
to use simple things to explain complex truth
Added to glossary by
Denyce Seow
Mar 28, 2007 23:19
17 yrs ago
Chinese term
Singapore
Business & Legal Translator
Native in: English (Variants: US, Singaporean, UK) 
Works in: Chinese to English
撷小证大
Chinese to English
Art/Literary
Poetry & Literature
匡的散文，棱角交错，爱恨分明，星际论道，花前说法，验微见著，撷小证大，时而拈瓣微笑，时而挹光狂歌，皆见赤子心、狂士情.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +1 | My understanding |
Lu Zou
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| 4 | mirror the universal in the tiny/From the tiny acorn one sees the mighty oak. |
Julia Zou
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| 3 | To induce |
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Proposed translations
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My understanding
To use a small or simple thing to prove (explain) a big (complex) thing (truth).
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Comment: "Thanks, everyone."
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mirror the universal in the tiny/From the tiny acorn one sees the mighty oak.
我想，“撷小证大”大概就是“以小见大”、“见微知著”的意思吧。
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To induce
induce, deduce. The Columbia Guide to Standard American English. 1993induce, deduce. The Columbia Guide to Standard American English. 1993.
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SparkNotes: Ultimate Style: Deduce vs. InduceDeduce vs. Induce. deduce: to figure out; to draw a definitive conclusion. • Holmes deduced that his visitor was a bootblack in a mere thirty seconds. ...
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English Meaning: Ddeduce/induce/adduce: deduce is to develop specific conclusions from general propositions; induce is to use specific observations to form general ...
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SparkNotes: Ultimate Style: Deduce vs. InduceDeduce vs. Induce. deduce: to figure out; to draw a definitive conclusion. • Holmes deduced that his visitor was a bootblack in a mere thirty seconds. ...
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English Meaning: Ddeduce/induce/adduce: deduce is to develop specific conclusions from general propositions; induce is to use specific observations to form general ...
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